Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population was 0.9628 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Zimbabwe, 1992–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Zimbabwe is 0.9628 GPIA, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Zimbabwe peaked at 0.9972 GPIA in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.8317 GPIA, in 1992.
Zimbabwe ranks 90th of 132 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.8317 GPIA | — |
| 2002 | 0.894 GPIA | +7.5% |
| 2012 | 0.9941 GPIA | +11.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9363 GPIA | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 0.9277 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.9972 GPIA | +7.5% |
| 2019 | 0.9458 GPIA | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 0.9553 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9615 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.9628 GPIA | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8317 GPIA | 0.8317 GPIA | 0.8317 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.894 GPIA | 0.894 GPIA | 0.894 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.9602 GPIA | 0.9277 GPIA | 0.9972 GPIA | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.9599 GPIA | 0.9553 GPIA | 0.9628 GPIA | 3 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 87 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.9691 GPIA compare
- 88 Palestine, State of 0.9688 GPIA compare
- 89 Saudi Arabia 0.9651 GPIA compare
- 91 Mauritius 0.9595 GPIA compare
- 92 Hong Kong, China 0.9556 GPIA compare
- 93 El Salvador 0.9525 GPIA compare
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 some primary (isced 1), population in Zimbabwe?
- Educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Zimbabwe was 0.9628 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9972 GPIA in 2017.
- What is the lowest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8317 GPIA in 1992.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population?
- Zimbabwe ranks 90th out of 132 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. 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 Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population 25+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release