Educational attainment rate … Educational upper location LPIA in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Educational attainment rate … Educational upper location LPIA was 0.2667 LPIA in 2019. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Zimbabwe, 2002–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2019, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Zimbabwe stood at 0.2667 LPIA. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 58.7% on the previous year and up 40.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Zimbabwe peaked at 0.2667 LPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.1681 LPIA, in 2017.
Zimbabwe ranks 94th of 105 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate … Educational upper location LPIA in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.1773 LPIA | — |
| 2012 | 0.1896 LPIA | +6.9% |
| 2014 | 0.2616 LPIA | +38.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1824 LPIA | -30.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1681 LPIA | -7.9% |
| 2019 | 0.2667 LPIA | +58.7% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 0.2667 LPIA is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.4097 LPIA, 65% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 0.2667 LPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2263 LPIA, 1.2× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1773 LPIA | 0.1773 LPIA | 0.1773 LPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.2137 LPIA | 0.1681 LPIA | 0.2667 LPIA | 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 upper secondary education or in Zimbabwe?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Zimbabwe was 0.2667 LPIA in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2667 LPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1681 LPIA in 2017.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Zimbabwe ranks 94th out of 105 countries with data for 2019.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.7%. 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 upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release