Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower gender in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower gender was 0.8447 GPIA in 2017. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Zimbabwe, 1992–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Zimbabwe is 0.8447 GPIA, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.5% on the previous year and up 26.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Zimbabwe peaked at 0.8447 GPIA in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.5052 GPIA, in 1992.
Zimbabwe ranks 98th of 132 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower gender in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.5052 GPIA | — |
| 2002 | 0.6665 GPIA | +31.9% |
| 2012 | 0.8274 GPIA | +24.1% |
| 2014 | 0.7903 GPIA | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 0.7643 GPIA | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 0.8447 GPIA | +10.5% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 0.8447 GPIA is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7489 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 0.8447 GPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5856 GPIA, 1.4× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5052 GPIA | 0.5052 GPIA | 0.5052 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.6665 GPIA | 0.6665 GPIA | 0.6665 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.8067 GPIA | 0.7643 GPIA | 0.8447 GPIA | 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 0.8447 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 0.8447 GPIA in 2017.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5052 GPIA in 1992.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Zimbabwe ranks 98th out of 132 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 26.7%. 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 gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release