Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary rural gender in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary rural gender was 0.8383 GPIA in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
0.8383 GPIA
Change on year
down 5.1%
World rank
77th
of 100 countries
All-time high
0.8879 GPIA
in 2012
All-time low
0.7266 GPIA
in 2002
Years of data
6
2002–2019
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Zimbabwe, 2002–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 0.8383 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2019.
The figure is down 5.1% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Zimbabwe peaked at 0.8879 GPIA in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.7266 GPIA, in 2002.
Zimbabwe ranks 77th of 100 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary rural gender in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.7266 GPIA | — |
| 2012 | 0.8879 GPIA | +22.2% |
| 2014 | 0.8017 GPIA | -9.7% |
| 2015 | 0.8092 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.8832 GPIA | +9.2% |
| 2019 | 0.8383 GPIA | -5.1% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 0.8383 GPIA is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7341 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 0.8383 GPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5613 GPIA, 1.5× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7266 GPIA | 0.7266 GPIA | 0.7266 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.844 GPIA | 0.8017 GPIA | 0.8879 GPIA | 5 |
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 primary education or higher in Zimbabwe?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Zimbabwe was 0.8383 GPIA in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8879 GPIA in 2012.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7266 GPIA in 2002.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Zimbabwe ranks 77th out of 100 countries with data for 2019.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. 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 primary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release