Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 0.6728 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
In 2019, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Zimbabwe stood at 0.6728 LPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.2% on the previous year and down 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Zimbabwe peaked at 0.7732 LPIA in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.5467 LPIA, in 2002.
Zimbabwe ranks 79th of 100 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.5467 LPIA | — |
| 2012 | 0.7732 LPIA | +41.4% |
| 2014 | 0.6638 LPIA | -14.2% |
| 2015 | 0.6411 LPIA | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 0.7664 LPIA | +19.6% |
| 2019 | 0.6728 LPIA | -12.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5467 LPIA | 0.5467 LPIA | 0.5467 LPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.7035 LPIA | 0.6411 LPIA | 0.7732 LPIA | 5 |
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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 0.6728 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 0.7732 LPIA in 2012.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5467 LPIA in 2002.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Zimbabwe ranks 79th 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 13.0%. 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, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release