Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary was 59.8% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Zimbabwe, 1992–2017
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
In 2017, educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Zimbabwe stood at 59.8%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 26.9% on the previous year and up 61.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Zimbabwe peaked at 59.8% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 16.5%, in 1992.
Zimbabwe ranks 85th of 131 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 16.5% | — |
| 2002 | 37.1% | +124.3% |
| 2012 | 55.3% | +49.0% |
| 2014 | 52.5% | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 47.1% | -10.2% |
| 2017 | 59.8% | +26.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.5% | 16.5% | 16.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 37.1% | 37.1% | 37.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 53.7% | 47.1% | 59.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
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 educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Zimbabwe?
- Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Zimbabwe was 59.8% in 2017, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 59.8% in 2017.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.5% in 1992.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary?
- Zimbabwe ranks 85th out of 131 countries with data for 2017.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 completed lower secondary, population 25+, female (%) (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 lower secondary education.