Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 0.7666 LPIA in 2019. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Zimbabwe, 2002–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Zimbabwe is 0.7666 LPIA, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of down 8.5% on the previous year and down 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Zimbabwe peaked at 0.8374 LPIA in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.6802 LPIA, in 2002.
Zimbabwe ranks 76th of 99 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6802 LPIA | 0.6802 LPIA | 0.6802 LPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.7965 LPIA | 0.7546 LPIA | 0.8374 LPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 73 Paraguay 0.7905 LPIA compare
- 74 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.7845 LPIA compare
- 75 Mexico 0.7732 LPIA compare
- 77 Nepal 0.76 LPIA compare
- 78 Bangladesh 0.7589 LPIA compare
- 79 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.755 LPIA 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)
- 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 primary education or higher in Zimbabwe?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Zimbabwe was 0.7666 LPIA 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 0.8374 LPIA in 2017.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6802 LPIA in 2002.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Zimbabwe ranks 76th out of 99 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 7.7%. 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 primary education or higher, population 25+ years, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release