Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, both sexes in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, both sexes was 26.4% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, both sexes in Zimbabwe, 2005–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, both sexes in Zimbabwe is 26.4%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, both sexes in Zimbabwe peaked at 26.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 9.5%, in 2005.
That places Zimbabwe 82nd out of 90 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, both sexes in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 9.5% | — |
| 2009 | 25.6% | +170.6% |
| 2010 | 21.7% | -15.4% |
| 2012 | 20.5% | -5.7% |
| 2014 | 22.0% | +7.6% |
| 2015 | 25.3% | +15.1% |
| 2019 | 26.4% | +4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.5% | 9.5% | 25.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 23.2% | 20.5% | 26.4% | 5 |
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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, upper secondary education, urban, both sexes in Zimbabwe?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, both sexes in Zimbabwe was 26.4% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, both sexes recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 26.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, both sexes recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.5% in 2005.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, both sexes?
- Zimbabwe ranks 82nd out of 90 countries with data for 2019.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, both sexes rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release