Educational attainment rate … Educational lower location LPIA in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Educational attainment rate … Educational lower location LPIA was 0.6054 LPIA in 2017. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Zimbabwe, 2002–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2017, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Zimbabwe stood at 0.6054 LPIA. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 30.0% on the previous year and up 44.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Zimbabwe peaked at 0.6054 LPIA in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.4184 LPIA, in 2002.
That places Zimbabwe 67th out of 95 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate … Educational lower location LPIA in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.4184 LPIA | — |
| 2012 | 0.605 LPIA | +44.6% |
| 2014 | 0.558 LPIA | -7.8% |
| 2015 | 0.4658 LPIA | -16.5% |
| 2017 | 0.6054 LPIA | +30.0% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 0.6054 LPIA is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5197 LPIA, 1.2× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 0.6054 LPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2757 LPIA, 2.2× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4184 LPIA | 0.4184 LPIA | 0.4184 LPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.5586 LPIA | 0.4658 LPIA | 0.6054 LPIA | 4 |
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 lower secondary education or in Zimbabwe?
- Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Zimbabwe was 0.6054 LPIA in 2017, 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 0.6054 LPIA in 2017.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4184 LPIA in 2002.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Zimbabwe ranks 67th out of 95 countries with data for 2017.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.7%. 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, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release