Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary urban male in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary urban male was 99.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Zimbabwe, 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Zimbabwe is 99.4%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Zimbabwe peaked at 99.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 89.9%, in 2002.
Zimbabwe ranks 35th of 108 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary urban male in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 89.9% | — |
| 2011 | 99.2% | +10.3% |
| 2012 | 94.9% | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 94.3% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 94.9% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 96.2% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 94.4% | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 99.1% | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.4% | +0.2% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 99.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 85.3%, 1.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 99.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 83.2%, 1.2× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 89.9% | 89.9% | 89.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 95.7% | 94.3% | 99.2% | 6 |
| 2020s | 99.2% | 99.1% | 99.4% | 3 |
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 99.4% in 2023, 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 99.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.9% in 2002.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Zimbabwe ranks 35th out of 108 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. 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, urban, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release