School life expectancy, secondary, male in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: School life expectancy, secondary, male was 3.24 years in 2013. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, secondary, male in Zimbabwe, 1970–2013
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 3.24 years for school life expectancy, secondary, male in 2013. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 25.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, male in Zimbabwe peaked at 3.24 years in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.4746 years, in 1979.
Zimbabwe ranks 165th of 195 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5587 years | 0.4746 years | 0.5893 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.47 years | 0.9938 years | 3.15 years | 9 |
| 1990s | 2.73 years | 2.53 years | 3.01 years | 8 |
| 2000s | 2.83 years | 2.57 years | 2.98 years | 4 |
| 2010s | 3.22 years | 3.21 years | 3.24 years | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, male in Zimbabwe?
- School life expectancy, secondary, male in Zimbabwe was 3.24 years in 2013, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 3.24 years in 2013.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4746 years in 1979.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for school life expectancy, secondary, male?
- Zimbabwe ranks 165th out of 195 countries with data for 2013.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, male rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, secondary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.