Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) (%) in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) (%) was 81.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
81.5%
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
100th
of 164 countries
All-time high
81.5%
in 2025
All-time low
50.0%
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) in Zimbabwe, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 81.5% for completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) in Zimbabwe peaked at 81.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 50.0%, in 1981.
Zimbabwe ranks 100th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) (%) in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 50.0% | — |
| 1982 | 50.5% | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 51.1% | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 51.8% | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 52.5% | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 53.3% | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 54.1% | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 54.8% | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 55.4% | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 55.7% | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 55.9% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 56.4% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 57.4% | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 58.3% | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 59.5% | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 60.7% | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 61.8% | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 62.7% | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 63.5% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 64.2% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 64.8% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 65.2% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 65.5% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 66.0% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 66.4% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 66.9% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 67.2% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 67.7% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 68.2% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 68.8% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 69.4% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 70.2% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 71.3% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 72.6% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 74.0% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 75.2% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 76.3% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 77.2% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 78.0% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 78.7% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 79.4% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 79.9% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 80.5% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 80.9% | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 81.5% | +0.7% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 81.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 63.7%, 1.3× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 81.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 41.4%, 2.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 52.6% | 50.0% | 55.4% | 9 |
| 1990s | 59.2% | 55.7% | 63.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 66.2% | 64.2% | 68.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.3% | 68.8% | 78.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.2% | 78.7% | 81.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 97 Colombia 83.9% compare
- 98 Bangladesh 83.5% compare
- 99 Panama 82.6% compare
- 101 El Salvador 81.4% compare
- 102 Venezuela 80.6% compare
- 103 Costa Rica 78.8% compare
More education data for Zimbabwe
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 90.38 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 89.48 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 42,585 (2013)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 12,514 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 328,055 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 322,698 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 957,461 (2013)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.94 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.4866 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) in Zimbabwe?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) in Zimbabwe was 81.5% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 81.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.0% in 1981.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data)?
- Zimbabwe ranks 100th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release