Upper middle income vs Zimbabwe: Primary education, duration

Upper middle income
6 years
in 2025
Zimbabwe
7 years
in 2025
Upper middle income rank
2nd
Zimbabwe rank
3rd

Primary education, duration over time

  • Upper middle income
  • Zimbabwe
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How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 7 years against 6 years in Upper middle income, a difference of 1 years.

That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.2 times Upper middle income's.

Across all 56 years both countries report, Zimbabwe has been ahead every year.

Upper middle income ranks 2nd and Zimbabwe ranks 3rd of 46 groups.

Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Upper middle income Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1970s 5.1 years 7 years 1.9 years Zimbabwe
1980s 5.75 years 7 years 1.25 years Zimbabwe
1990s 6 years 7 years 1 years Zimbabwe
2000s 6 years 7 years 1 years Zimbabwe
2010s 6 years 7 years 1 years Zimbabwe
2020s 6 years 7 years 1 years Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, duration, Upper middle income or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 7 years against 6 years in Upper middle income as of 2025.
What is the difference in primary education, duration between Upper middle income and Zimbabwe?
1 years, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Upper middle income and Zimbabwe?
56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Upper middle income and Zimbabwe rank globally for primary education, duration?
Upper middle income ranks 2nd and Zimbabwe ranks 3rd of 46 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Primary education, duration (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Primary education, duration (years)
Unit
years
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
256 places, 14,114 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Primary duration refers to the number of grades (years) in primary school.