Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, richest quintile in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, richest quintile was 42.9% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, richest quintile in Zimbabwe, 2005–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 42.9% for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, richest quintile in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, richest quintile in Zimbabwe peaked at 42.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 18.4%, in 2005.
That places Zimbabwe 33rd out of 37 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, richest quintile in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 18.4% | — |
| 2010 | 39.8% | +117.0% |
| 2014 | 36.1% | -9.3% |
| 2015 | 38.9% | +7.7% |
| 2019 | 42.9% | +10.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.4% | 18.4% | 18.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 39.5% | 36.1% | 42.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More education data for Zimbabwe
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 322,698 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 957,461 (2013)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.94 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.4866 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1767 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.4866 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, richest quintile in Zimbabwe?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, richest quintile in Zimbabwe was 42.9% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, richest quintile recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 42.9% in 2019.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, richest quintile recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.4% in 2005.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, richest quintile?
- Zimbabwe ranks 33rd out of 37 countries with data for 2019.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, richest quintile rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. 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, richest quintile, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release