Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, fourth quintile in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, fourth quintile was 13.5% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2019)
13.5%
World rank
29th
of 34 countries
All-time high
15.2%
in 2010
All-time low
2.0%
in 2005
Years of data
5
2005–2019
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, fourth quintile in Zimbabwe, 2005–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 13.5% for completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, fourth quintile in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, fourth quintile in Zimbabwe peaked at 15.2% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2005.
Zimbabwe ranks 29th of 34 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, fourth quintile in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2.0% | — |
| 2010 | 15.2% | +664.9% |
| 2014 | 5.2% | -66.2% |
| 2015 | 7.9% | +53.1% |
| 2019 | 13.5% | +71.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 10.4% | 5.2% | 15.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 26 Democratic Republic of Congo 27.4% compare
- 27 Malawi 15.1% compare
- 28 Mozambique 14.8% compare
- 30 Cameroon 11.8% compare
- 31 Burkina Faso 8.4% compare
- 32 Senegal 8.3% compare
More education data for Zimbabwe
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, fourth quintile in Zimbabwe?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, fourth quintile in Zimbabwe was 13.5% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, fourth quintile recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 15.2% in 2010.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, fourth quintile recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2005.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, fourth quintile?
- Zimbabwe ranks 29th out of 34 countries with data for 2019.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, fourth quintile rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, fourth quintile, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release