Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes was 92.5% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes in Zimbabwe, 2005–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 92.5% for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes in 2015. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes in Zimbabwe peaked at 92.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 82.4%, in 2005.
That places Zimbabwe 41st out of 87 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 82.4% | — |
| 2009 | 89.6% | +8.8% |
| 2010 | 90.3% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 88.8% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 89.5% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 92.5% | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 86.0% | 82.4% | 89.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 90.3% | 88.8% | 92.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More education data for Zimbabwe
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.8897 % change on previous year (2013)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 55,969 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 34,361 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 72,517 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 55,393 (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes in Zimbabwe?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes in Zimbabwe was 92.5% in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 92.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.4% in 2005.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes?
- Zimbabwe ranks 41st out of 87 countries with data for 2015.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.4%. 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, urban, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release