Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary gender in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary gender was 0.8758 GPIA in 2019. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Zimbabwe, 2002–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 0.8758 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.2% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Zimbabwe peaked at 0.9146 GPIA in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.7716 GPIA, in 2002.
That places Zimbabwe 106th out of 134 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary gender in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.7716 GPIA | — |
| 2012 | 0.9107 GPIA | +18.0% |
| 2014 | 0.8572 GPIA | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 0.8613 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.9146 GPIA | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 0.8758 GPIA | -4.2% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 0.8758 GPIA is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8479 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 0.8758 GPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6658 GPIA, 1.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7716 GPIA | 0.7716 GPIA | 0.7716 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.8839 GPIA | 0.8572 GPIA | 0.9146 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 0.8758 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 0.9146 GPIA in 2017.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7716 GPIA in 2002.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Zimbabwe ranks 106th out of 134 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 3.8%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release