Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 70.6% in 2019. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Zimbabwe, 2002β2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 70.6% for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2019.
The figure is down 10.7% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Zimbabwe peaked at 79.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 57.1%, in 2002.
That places Zimbabwe 103rd out of 135 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 57.1% | 57.1% | 57.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 73.3% | 69.0% | 79.0% | 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)
- 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 70.6% 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 79.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.1% in 2002.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Zimbabwe ranks 103rd out of 135 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 8.7%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release