Completion rate, primary education, urban, female in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Completion rate, primary education, urban, female was 98.3% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Latest (2019)
98.3%
World rank
40th
of 77 countries
All-time high
98.3%
in 2019
All-time low
94.9%
in 2012
Years of data
6
2005–2019
Completion rate, primary education, urban, female in Zimbabwe, 2005–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, completion rate, primary education, urban, female in Zimbabwe stood at 98.3%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, urban, female in Zimbabwe peaked at 98.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 94.9%, in 2012.
Zimbabwe ranks 40th of 77 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 95.7% | 95.7% | 95.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 96.3% | 94.9% | 98.3% | 5 |
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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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 93.08 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 93.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, urban, female in Zimbabwe?
- Completion rate, primary education, urban, female in Zimbabwe was 98.3% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, urban, female recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 98.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, urban, female recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.9% in 2012.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for completion rate, primary education, urban, female?
- Zimbabwe ranks 40th out of 77 countries with data for 2019.
- Is completion rate, primary education, urban, female rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. 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, urban, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release