Educational attainment rate, completed … female lower location LPIA in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Educational attainment rate, completed … female lower location LPIA was 0.557 LPIA in 2017. ▲ Rising
Latest (2017)
0.557 LPIA
Change on year
up 38.2%
World rank
66th
of 95 countries
All-time high
0.5636 LPIA
in 2012
All-time low
0.3596 LPIA
in 2002
Years of data
5
2002–2017
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 … female lower location LPIA 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% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 0.557 LPIA is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5012 LPIA, 1.1× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 0.557 LPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2328 LPIA, 2.4× the median. (19 countries reporting)
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
- 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 0.557 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