Completion rate, primary education, rural, second quintile, both sexes in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Completion rate, primary education, rural, second quintile, both sexes was 86.4% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Completion rate, primary education, rural, second quintile, both sexes in Zimbabwe, 2005–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, primary education, rural, second quintile, both sexes in Zimbabwe is 86.4%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, rural, second quintile, both sexes in Zimbabwe peaked at 86.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 82.4%, in 2005.
Zimbabwe ranks 19th of 37 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Completion rate, primary education, rural, second quintile, both sexes in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 82.4% | — |
| 2010 | 85.7% | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 82.9% | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 82.7% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 86.4% | +4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 82.4% | 82.4% | 82.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 84.4% | 82.7% | 86.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 16 Dominican Republic 93.5% compare
- 17 Colombia 91.2% compare
- 18 Bangladesh 88.4% compare
- 20 Nepal 82.9% compare
- 21 El Salvador 82.5% compare
- 22 Honduras 81.6% compare
More education data for Zimbabwe
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, rural, second quintile, both sexes in Zimbabwe?
- Completion rate, primary education, rural, second quintile, both sexes in Zimbabwe was 86.4% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, rural, second quintile, both sexes recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 86.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, rural, second quintile, both sexes recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.4% in 2005.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for completion rate, primary education, rural, second quintile, both sexes?
- Zimbabwe ranks 19th out of 37 countries with data for 2019.
- Is completion rate, primary education, rural, second quintile, both sexes rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. 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, rural, second quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release