Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, middle quintile in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, middle quintile was 5.5% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, middle quintile in Zimbabwe, 2005–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 5.5% for completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, middle quintile in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 54.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, middle quintile in Zimbabwe peaked at 5.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2005.
That places Zimbabwe 32nd out of 36 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, middle quintile in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.4% | — |
| 2010 | 3.6% | +787.5% |
| 2014 | 1.1% | -68.4% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | -21.5% |
| 2019 | 5.5% | +523.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 2.8% | 0.9% | 5.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 29 Malawi 10.1% compare
- 30 Sierra Leone 8.2% compare
- 31 Cameroon 6.1% compare
- 33 Burkina Faso 4.9% compare
- 34 Mozambique 3.1% compare
- 35 Benin 2.8% compare
More education data for Zimbabwe
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.8897 % change on previous year (2013)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 55,969 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 34,361 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 72,517 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 55,393 (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, middle quintile in Zimbabwe?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, middle quintile in Zimbabwe was 5.5% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, middle quintile recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 5.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, middle quintile recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2005.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, middle quintile?
- Zimbabwe ranks 32nd out of 36 countries with data for 2019.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, middle quintile rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.9%. 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, middle quintile, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release