Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary urban female in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary urban female was 98.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Zimbabwe, 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 98.1% for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Zimbabwe peaked at 98.4% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 81.3%, in 2002.
Zimbabwe ranks 38th of 105 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 female in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 81.3% | — |
| 2011 | 98.4% | +21.0% |
| 2012 | 90.5% | -8.0% |
| 2014 | 90.3% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 90.4% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 92.8% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 90.2% | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 98.3% | +9.0% |
| 2022 | 98.3% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 98.1% | -0.3% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 98.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 75.6%, 1.3× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 98.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 68.2%, 1.4× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 81.3% | 81.3% | 81.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 92.1% | 90.2% | 98.4% | 6 |
| 2020s | 98.2% | 98.1% | 98.3% | 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 98.1% 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 98.4% in 2011.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.3% in 2002.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Zimbabwe ranks 38th out of 105 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 8.3%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release