Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower urban male in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower urban male was 95.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Zimbabwe, 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 95.9% for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in 2023. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Zimbabwe peaked at 95.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 77.1%, in 2002.
That places Zimbabwe 25th out of 97 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower urban male in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 77.1% | — |
| 2012 | 85.5% | +10.9% |
| 2014 | 85.8% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 86.9% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 90.1% | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 93.1% | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 94.8% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 95.2% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 95.9% | +0.7% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 95.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 63.2%, 1.5× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 95.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 49.4%, 1.9× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 77.1% | 77.1% | 77.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 88.3% | 85.5% | 93.1% | 5 |
| 2020s | 95.3% | 94.8% | 95.9% | 3 |
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 95.9% in 2023, 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 95.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.1% in 2002.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Zimbabwe ranks 25th out of 97 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.2%. 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, urban, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release