Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 0.2475 LPIA in 2019. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Zimbabwe, 2002β2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2019, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Zimbabwe stood at 0.2475 LPIA. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 108.0% on the previous year and up 75.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Zimbabwe peaked at 0.2475 LPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.119 LPIA, in 2017.
That places Zimbabwe 89th out of 103 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1219 LPIA | 0.1219 LPIA | 0.1219 LPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.1775 LPIA | 0.119 LPIA | 0.2475 LPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 93.08 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 93.1% (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 0.2475 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 0.2475 LPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.119 LPIA in 2017.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Zimbabwe ranks 89th out of 103 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 75.9%. 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, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release