Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 0.6446 GPIA in 2023. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Zimbabwe, 2015β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Zimbabwe stood at 0.6446 GPIA. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 26.3% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Zimbabwe peaked at 0.8749 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.6446 GPIA, in 2023.
That places Zimbabwe 69th out of 86 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.6944 GPIA | 0.6637 GPIA | 0.7365 GPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.7926 GPIA | 0.6446 GPIA | 0.8749 GPIA | 3 |
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More education data for Zimbabwe
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 93.1% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0054 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Zimbabwe?
- Educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Zimbabwe was 0.6446 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8749 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6446 GPIA in 2023.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Zimbabwe ranks 69th out of 86 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. 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 rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release