Completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data) in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data) was 90.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data) in Zimbabwe, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data) in Zimbabwe is 90.5%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data) in Zimbabwe peaked at 90.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 79.7%, in 1981.
That places Zimbabwe 115th out of 165 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 80.7% | 79.7% | 81.7% | 9 |
| 1990s | 84.1% | 82.1% | 85.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 86.9% | 86.0% | 87.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.3% | 87.5% | 89.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.1% | 89.8% | 90.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 112 Venezuela, República Bolivariana de 92.3% compare
- 113 Myanmar 92.0% compare
- 114 Lesotho, Kingdom of 90.6% compare
- 116 Comoros, Union of the 90.5% compare
- 117 Djibouti 90.2% compare
- 118 Cambodia 88.3% compare
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, female (modelled data) in Zimbabwe?
- Completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data) in Zimbabwe was 90.5% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data) recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 90.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data) recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.7% in 1981.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data)?
- Zimbabwe ranks 115th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data) rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. 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, primary education, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release