Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 2.8% in 2023. β Volatile
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Zimbabwe, 2015β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Zimbabwe stood at 2.8%.
The figure is up 32.3% on the previous year and down 81.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Zimbabwe peaked at 14.7% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 2022.
That places Zimbabwe 89th out of 89 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 11.2% | 7.6% | 14.7% | 3 |
| 2020s | 2.3% | 2.1% | 2.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 86 Tanzania, United Republic of 5.5% compare
- 87 Niger 5.3% compare
- 88 Sierra Leone 4.5% 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 2.8% 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 14.7% in 2015.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 2022.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Zimbabwe ranks 89th out of 89 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 81.0%. 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, urban, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release