Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 0.9672 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Zimbabwe, 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Zimbabwe stood at 0.9672 GPIA.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Zimbabwe peaked at 0.9833 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.831 GPIA, in 2002.
That places Zimbabwe 51st out of 97 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.831 GPIA | — |
| 2012 | 0.8998 GPIA | +8.3% |
| 2014 | 0.9115 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.8947 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.9249 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 0.9605 GPIA | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 0.98 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9833 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.9672 GPIA | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.831 GPIA | 0.831 GPIA | 0.831 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.9183 GPIA | 0.8947 GPIA | 0.9605 GPIA | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.9768 GPIA | 0.9672 GPIA | 0.9833 GPIA | 3 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 93.08 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 93.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Zimbabwe?
- Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Zimbabwe was 0.9672 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9833 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.831 GPIA in 2002.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Zimbabwe ranks 51st out of 97 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. 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 lower secondary 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