Educational attainment, at least Bachelor's or equivalent, population in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Educational attainment, at least Bachelor's or equivalent, population was 1.1% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Educational attainment, at least Bachelor's or equivalent, population in Zimbabwe, 2015–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 1.1% for educational attainment, at least bachelor's or equivalent, population in 2023.
The figure is up 24.2% on the previous year and down 83.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least bachelor's or equivalent, population in Zimbabwe peaked at 7.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2022.
That places Zimbabwe 111th out of 112 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment, at least Bachelor's or equivalent, population in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 7.0% | — |
| 2017 | 3.3% | -53.3% |
| 2019 | 5.7% | +75.6% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | -83.2% |
| 2022 | 0.9% | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 1.1% | +24.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.3% | 3.3% | 7.0% | 3 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.1% | 3 |
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More education data for Zimbabwe
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least bachelor's or equivalent, population in Zimbabwe?
- Educational attainment, at least bachelor's or equivalent, population in Zimbabwe was 1.1% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least bachelor's or equivalent, population recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 7.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least bachelor's or equivalent, population recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2022.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for educational attainment, at least bachelor's or equivalent, population?
- Zimbabwe ranks 111th out of 112 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment, at least bachelor's or equivalent, population rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 83.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Educational attainment, at least Bachelor's or equivalent, population 25+, total (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed Bachelor's or equivalent.