Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 0.557 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
Zimbabwe recorded 0.557 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in 2017.
The figure is up 38.2% on the previous year and up 54.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Zimbabwe peaked at 0.5636 LPIA in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.3596 LPIA, in 2002.
Zimbabwe ranks 66th of 95 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.3596 LPIA | — |
| 2012 | 0.5636 LPIA | +56.7% |
| 2014 | 0.4962 LPIA | -12.0% |
| 2015 | 0.4029 LPIA | -18.8% |
| 2017 | 0.557 LPIA | +38.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3596 LPIA | 0.3596 LPIA | 0.3596 LPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.5049 LPIA | 0.4029 LPIA | 0.5636 LPIA | 4 |
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 0.557 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 0.5636 LPIA in 2012.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3596 LPIA in 2002.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Zimbabwe ranks 66th 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 54.9%. 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, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release