Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) was 86.9% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Zimbabwe, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Zimbabwe stood at 86.9%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Zimbabwe peaked at 86.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 83.2%, in 1981.
Zimbabwe ranks 116th of 165 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 83.5% | 83.2% | 83.8% | 9 |
| 1990s | 84.7% | 84.0% | 85.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 85.0% | 84.6% | 85.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.1% | 84.5% | 86.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.7% | 86.4% | 86.9% | 6 |
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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)
- School enrollment, primary 93.1% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0054 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Zimbabwe?
- Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Zimbabwe was 86.9% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 86.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.2% in 1981.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data)?
- Zimbabwe ranks 116th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release