Education in Zimbabwe 130 indicators covering education for Zimbabwe. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Number of deaths ages 5-9 years 1,761 2024 down 31.7% 45th Number of deaths ages 10-14 years 2,427 2024 down 6.2% 37th Number of deaths ages 15-19 years 3,543 2024 up 30.1% 41st Number of deaths ages 20-24 years 4,426 2024 up 13.4% 41st Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female 105.8% 2013 down 16.6% 58th Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male 109.2% 2013 down 15.9% 43rd Share of the population with no formal education with projections 3.4% 2100 down 8.4% 17th Number of adults with no formal education by region 834,400 people 2100 down 9.8% 29th Population by level of education 5.56 million people 2100 up 15.1% 79th School enrollment, primary 94.1% 2013 up 5.9% 87th Trained teachers in primary education 97.9% 2024 up 9.8% 55th Over-age students, primary 13.7% 2013 up 7.2% 45th Secondary education, teachers 45.7% 2013 up 14.8% 151st School enrollment, primary, female 89.4% 2003 up 4.5% 100th School enrollment, primary, male 88.5% 2003 up 6.0% 110th Over-age students, primary, male 15.0% 2013 up 5.6% 40th Over-age students, primary, female 12.3% 2013 up 9.2% 46th Compulsory education, duration 7 years 2025 unchanged 168th Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary 94.6% 2013 up 5.5% 107th Trained teachers in primary education, female 98.0% 2024 up 8.7% 56th Trained teachers in primary education, male 97.7% 2024 up 11.3% 53rd Primary education, pupils 49.5% 2013 up 0.0% 26th Tertiary education, academic staff 35.5% 2024 up 12.0% 119th Persistence to grade 5, female 95.1% 2019 up 12.3% 69th Persistence to grade 5, male 90.8% 2019 up 10.6% 78th School enrollment, secondary 48.7% 2013 up 30.9% 124th Preprimary education, duration 2 years 2025 unchanged 166th School enrollment, secondary, female 48.5% 2013 up 37.3% 123rd School enrollment, secondary, male 49.0% 2013 up 24.9% 123rd Expenditure on tertiary education 16.8% 2014 — 101st Literacy rate, youth female 94.2% 2019 down 1.5% 69th Children out of school, primary 332,314 2024 up 18.3% 27th Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female 90.3% 2003 up 5.5% 109th Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male 89.1% 2003 up 6.8% 118th Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 36.41 2013 down 5.6% 28th Expenditure on secondary education 26.9% 2014 — 109th Expenditure on primary education 47.8% 2014 — 24th Secondary education, pupils 49.6% 2013 up 4.3% 78th Children out of school, primary, female 151,054 2024 up 15.7% 35th Children out of school, primary, male 181,260 2024 up 20.5% 32nd Trained teachers in preprimary education 79.7% 2024 up 144.1% 70th Adolescents out of school 12.9% 2024 up 62.4% 59th Trained teachers in preprimary education, female 78.4% 2024 up 161.8% 71st Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 22.48 2013 up 0.7% 42nd Trained teachers in preprimary education, male 85.8% 2024 up 35.6% 51st Adolescents out of school, female 11.7% 2024 up 10.9% 58th Adolescents out of school, male 14.2% 2024 up 163.7% 60th Net intake rate in grade 1 40.4% 2013 down 16.5% 112th Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary 17.93 2015 down 22.7% 71st Net intake rate in grade 1, female 41.3% 2013 down 16.0% 106th Net intake rate in grade 1, male 39.4% 2013 down 17.1% 109th Pupils per qualified teacher in primary education 32.86 pupils per teacher 2024 down 9.6% 29th Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary, population 13.3% 2019 up 118.2% 126th Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary, population 10.6% 2019 down 9.3% 123rd Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary, population 16.7% 2019 up 97.0% 128th Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ yea 75.0% 2019 down 7.3% 103rd Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ yea 80.6% 2019 down 5.0% 101st Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ yea 70.6% 2019 down 8.7% 103rd Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul 17.4% 2023 up 412.3% 83rd Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul 16.9% 2023 up 274.4% 77th ← Previous Page 2 of 3 Next →