Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor gender in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor gender was 0.5986 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.5986 GPIA
Change on year
down 22.2%
World rank
91st
of 108 countries
All-time high
0.7699 GPIA
in 2022
All-time low
0.5841 GPIA
in 2015
Years of data
6
2015–2023
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Zimbabwe, 2015–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 0.5986 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in 2023.
The figure is down 22.2% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Zimbabwe peaked at 0.7699 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.5841 GPIA, in 2015.
That places Zimbabwe 91st out of 108 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor gender in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 0.5841 GPIA | — |
| 2017 | 0.5952 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.6211 GPIA | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 0.7515 GPIA | +21.0% |
| 2022 | 0.7699 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.5986 GPIA | -22.2% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 0.5986 GPIA is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5961 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 0.5986 GPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5412 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.6001 GPIA | 0.5841 GPIA | 0.6211 GPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.7067 GPIA | 0.5986 GPIA | 0.7699 GPIA | 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 0.5986 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 0.7699 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5841 GPIA in 2015.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Zimbabwe ranks 91st out of 108 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 up 2.5%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release