Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor s male in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor s male was 1.5% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Zimbabwe, 2015–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 1.5% for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 39.0% on the previous year and down 84.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Zimbabwe peaked at 9.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2022.
That places Zimbabwe 112th out of 112 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor s male in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 9.1% | — |
| 2017 | 4.1% | -54.4% |
| 2019 | 7.2% | +74.7% |
| 2021 | 1.1% | -84.6% |
| 2022 | 1.0% | -5.9% |
| 2023 | 1.5% | +39.0% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 1.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 8.3%, 18% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 1.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.7%, 26% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.8% | 4.1% | 9.1% | 3 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 1.0% | 1.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More education data for Zimbabwe
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 90.38 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 89.48 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 42,585 (2013)
- 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)
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 1.5% 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 9.1% in 2015.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2022.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Zimbabwe ranks 112th out of 112 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 84.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release