Primary school enrollment — all countries

Primary school enrollment — Zimbabwe

Primary school enrollment in Zimbabwe in 2013 — 94.1%. Ranked 55 in the world out of 132. Since 1982, the indicator has fallen by 3.5 pp.

2013 94.1% −0 pp vs 2012
World rank 55of 132
Period maximum 99%1984
Period minimum 84.5%1998

Trend over time

1982–2013 · % of children of the relevant age

Primary school enrollment — Zimbabwe, 1982–2013808590951001982198619901994199820022006201020131982: 97.6%1984: 99%1986: 98.6%1998: 84.5%1999: 86.9%2000: 88.8%2001: 92.1%2002: 89.6%2003: 88.9%2012: 94.2%2013: 94.1%
Change over the period: −3.5 pp Annual average: -0.11 pp

Comparison, 2013

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe 94.1%
World 89%
Primary school enrollment — Zimbabwe, by year Zimbabwe All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2013 94.1 −0 pp
2012 94.2
2003 88.9 −0.7 pp
2002 89.6 −2.5 pp
2001 92.1 +3.4 pp
2000 88.8 +1.9 pp
1999 86.9 +2.4 pp
1998 84.5
1986 98.6
1984 99
1982 97.6

About the indicator

The net primary enrollment rate — the share of children of official school age enrolled in primary school out of all children of that age. Unlike the gross ratio it cannot exceed 100%, because it leaves out pupils older or younger than the official age.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.