Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 0.0489 LPIA in 2023. βΌ Falling
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Zimbabwe, 2015β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Zimbabwe is 0.0489 LPIA, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 51.6% on the previous year and down 78.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Zimbabwe peaked at 0.2876 LPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0489 LPIA, in 2023.
Zimbabwe ranks 84th of 84 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.214 LPIA | 0.1225 LPIA | 0.2876 LPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.1087 LPIA | 0.0489 LPIA | 0.176 LPIA | 3 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 81 Guinea 0.1043 LPIA
- 82 Burkina Faso 0.0923 LPIA compare
- 83 Mali 0.0578 LPIA compare
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 0.0489 LPIA 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 0.2876 LPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0489 LPIA in 2023.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Zimbabwe ranks 84th out of 84 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 78.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release