Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 0.7825 GPIA in 2017. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Zimbabwe, 2002β2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2017, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Zimbabwe stood at 0.7825 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.9% on the previous year and up 30.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Zimbabwe peaked at 0.7825 GPIA in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.599 GPIA, in 2002.
That places Zimbabwe 70th out of 94 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.599 GPIA | 0.599 GPIA | 0.599 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.7348 GPIA | 0.6637 GPIA | 0.7825 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 67 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0.809 GPIA compare
- 68 Tunisia 0.8087 GPIA compare
- 69 Republic of Korea 0.8059 GPIA compare
- 71 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 0.7772 GPIA compare
- 72 Guatemala 0.7681 GPIA compare
- 73 Rwanda 0.7481 GPIA 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 lower secondary education or in Zimbabwe?
- Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Zimbabwe was 0.7825 GPIA 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 0.7825 GPIA in 2017.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.599 GPIA in 2002.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Zimbabwe ranks 70th out of 94 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 30.6%. 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, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release