Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 0.8383 GPIA in 2019. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Zimbabwe, 2002β2019
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.
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
- 74 Kenya 0.8681 GPIA compare
- 75 El Salvador 0.8556 GPIA compare
- 76 Rwanda 0.8548 GPIA compare
- 78 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.8341 GPIA compare
- 79 Guatemala 0.8085 GPIA compare
- 80 Egypt, Arab Republic of 0.782 GPIA compare
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)
- School enrollment, primary 93.1% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0054 units per person (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