Preprimary education, duration in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Preprimary education, duration was 2 years in 2025. ▬ Flat
Preprimary education, duration in Zimbabwe, 1999–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2025, preprimary education, duration in Zimbabwe stood at 2 years. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, preprimary education, duration in Zimbabwe peaked at 2 years in 1999 and was at its lowest, 2 years, in 1999.
Zimbabwe ranks 166th of 202 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2 years | 2 years | 2 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 2 years | 2 years | 2 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 2 years | 2 years | 2 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 2 years | 2 years | 2 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 166 Bahamas 2 years compare
- 166 Belize 2 years compare
- 166 Benin 2 years compare
- 166 Bolivia 2 years compare
- 166 Cameroon 2 years compare
- 166 Djibouti 2 years compare
- 166 Egypt 2 years compare
- 166 Eritrea 2 years compare
- 166 Guyana 2 years compare
- 166 Iraq 2 years compare
- 166 Jordan 2 years compare
- 166 Kuwait 2 years compare
- 166 Libya 2 years compare
- 166 Malaysia 2 years compare
- 166 Malta 2 years compare
- 166 Namibia 2 years compare
- 166 Nepal 2 years compare
- 166 Pakistan 2 years compare
- 166 Samoa 2 years compare
- 166 Seychelles 2 years compare
- 166 Sri Lanka 2 years compare
- 166 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2 years compare
- 166 Sudan 2 years compare
- 166 Suriname 2 years compare
- 166 Switzerland 2 years compare
- 166 Tonga 2 years compare
- 166 Trinidad and Tobago 2 years compare
- 166 Turks and Caicos Islands 2 years compare
- 166 Vanuatu 2 years compare
- 166 Palestine 2 years compare
More education data for Zimbabwe
- Population ages 15-64 56.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 40.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 93.1% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 90,330 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 93.4% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 92.8% (2024)
- Labor force, total 6.85 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 49.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is preprimary education, duration in Zimbabwe?
- Preprimary education, duration in Zimbabwe was 2 years in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest preprimary education, duration recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 2 years in 1999.
- What is the lowest preprimary education, duration recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 years in 1999.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for preprimary education, duration?
- Zimbabwe ranks 166th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is preprimary education, duration rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Preprimary education, duration (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Preprimary duration refers to the number of grades (years) in preprimary school.