Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population was 94.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Zimbabwe, 1992–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 94.1% for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Zimbabwe peaked at 99.6% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 70.8%, in 1992.
Zimbabwe ranks 85th of 135 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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 70.8% | — |
| 2002 | 82.2% | +16.0% |
| 2012 | 99.0% | +20.5% |
| 2014 | 90.6% | -8.5% |
| 2015 | 88.9% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 99.6% | +12.1% |
| 2019 | 91.9% | -7.7% |
| 2021 | 92.9% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 93.3% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 94.1% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 70.8% | 70.8% | 70.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 82.2% | 82.2% | 82.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 94.0% | 88.9% | 99.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 93.4% | 92.9% | 94.1% | 3 |
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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 educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Zimbabwe?
- Educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Zimbabwe was 94.1% 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 99.6% in 2017.
- What is the lowest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.8% in 1992.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population?
- Zimbabwe ranks 85th out of 135 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 4.9%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release