Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) was 6.4% in 2025. βΌ Falling
Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in Zimbabwe, 1981β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in Zimbabwe is 6.4%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in Zimbabwe peaked at 9.0% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 6.0%, in 2020.
Zimbabwe ranks 159th of 164 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.8% | 7.3% | 8.4% | 9 |
| 1990s | 8.3% | 7.5% | 9.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.1% | 7.8% | 8.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.0% | 6.1% | 8.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.1% | 6.0% | 6.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 156 Tanzania, United Republic of 7.5% compare
- 157 Equatorial Guinea, Republic of 6.8% compare
- 158 Mozambique, Republic of 6.7% compare
- 160 Central African Republic 5.2% compare
- 161 Chad 3.5% compare
- 162 Niger 3.3% 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, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in Zimbabwe?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in Zimbabwe was 6.4% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 9.0% in 1993.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.0% in 2020.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data)?
- Zimbabwe ranks 159th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release