Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 59.8% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Zimbabwe, 1992–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Zimbabwe is 59.8%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 26.9% on the previous year and up 61.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Zimbabwe peaked at 59.8% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 16.5%, in 1992.
That places Zimbabwe 85th out of 131 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 16.5% | — |
| 2002 | 37.1% | +124.3% |
| 2012 | 55.3% | +49.0% |
| 2014 | 52.5% | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 47.1% | -10.2% |
| 2017 | 59.8% | +26.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.5% | 16.5% | 16.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 37.1% | 37.1% | 37.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 53.7% | 47.1% | 59.8% | 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 59.8% 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 59.8% in 2017.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.5% in 1992.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Zimbabwe ranks 85th out of 131 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 61.1%. 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release