Completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, both in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, both was 57.5% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, both in Zimbabwe, 2005–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 57.5% for completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, both in 2015.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and up 40.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, both in Zimbabwe peaked at 62.3% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 41.0%, in 2005.
Zimbabwe ranks 30th of 50 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, both in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 41.0% | — |
| 2009 | 57.6% | +40.4% |
| 2010 | 62.3% | +8.0% |
| 2014 | 58.0% | -6.8% |
| 2015 | 57.5% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.3% | 41.0% | 57.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 59.3% | 57.5% | 62.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 27 El Salvador 72.1% compare
- 28 Nepal 67.6% compare
- 29 Bangladesh 66.2% compare
- 31 Ghana 49.7% compare
- 32 Nigeria 49.0% compare
- 33 Lao People's Democratic Republic 45.7% compare
More education data for Zimbabwe
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0497 % change on previous year (2015)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, both in Zimbabwe?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, both in Zimbabwe was 57.5% in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, both recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 62.3% in 2010.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, both recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.0% in 2005.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, both?
- Zimbabwe ranks 30th out of 50 countries with data for 2015.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, both rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.2%. 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, second quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release