Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 0.8758 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 0.8758 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 105th out of 133 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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
- 102 El Salvador 0.8922 GPIA compare
- 103 Peru 0.8802 GPIA compare
- 104 Jordan 0.8781 GPIA compare
- 106 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.8715 GPIA compare
- 107 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.8645 GPIA compare
- 108 Rwanda 0.8504 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 0.8758 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 105th out of 133 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