Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population was 97.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Zimbabwe, 1992–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Zimbabwe stood at 97.7%.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Zimbabwe peaked at 99.9% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 85.1%, in 1992.
That places Zimbabwe 71st out of 133 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 | 85.1% | — |
| 2002 | 91.9% | +7.9% |
| 2012 | 99.5% | +8.3% |
| 2014 | 96.7% | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 95.8% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 99.9% | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 97.2% | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 97.3% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 97.0% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 97.7% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 85.1% | 85.1% | 85.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 91.9% | 91.9% | 91.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 97.8% | 95.8% | 99.9% | 5 |
| 2020s | 97.4% | 97.0% | 97.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 68 Puerto Rico 97.9% compare
- 69 Sri Lanka 97.9% compare
- 70 Hong Kong, China 97.8% compare
- 72 Peru 97.7% compare
- 73 Saint Lucia 97.6% compare
- 74 Viet Nam 97.6% compare
More education data for Zimbabwe
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 12,514 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 328,055 (2024)
- 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)
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 97.7% 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 99.9% in 2017.
- What is the lowest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.1% in 1992.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population?
- Zimbabwe ranks 71st out of 133 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 1.8%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release