Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 6.7% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Zimbabwe, 2002–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 6.7% for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2019.
The figure is up 54.9% on the previous year and down 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Zimbabwe peaked at 8.2% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 2012.
That places Zimbabwe 100th out of 113 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.7% | 3.7% | 3.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 5.6% | 2.4% | 8.2% | 6 |
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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 upper secondary education or in Zimbabwe?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Zimbabwe was 6.7% 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 8.2% in 2011.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 2012.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Zimbabwe ranks 100th out of 113 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 down 17.7%. 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, rural, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release