Completion rate, lower secondary education, female in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Completion rate, lower secondary education, female was 73.0% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Latest (2015)
73.0%
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
64th
of 92 countries
All-time high
74.0%
in 2014
All-time low
60.9%
in 2005
Years of data
6
2005–2015
Completion rate, lower secondary education, female in Zimbabwe, 2005–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 73.0% for completion rate, lower secondary education, female in 2015.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, female in Zimbabwe peaked at 74.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 60.9%, in 2005.
That places Zimbabwe 64th out of 92 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 66.0% | 60.9% | 71.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 72.7% | 71.6% | 74.0% | 4 |
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More education data for Zimbabwe
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 90,330 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 93.08 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 93.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, female in Zimbabwe?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, female in Zimbabwe was 73.0% in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, female recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 74.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, female recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.9% in 2005.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, female?
- Zimbabwe ranks 64th out of 92 countries with data for 2015.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.9%. 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release