Lower secondary completion rate, male in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Lower secondary completion rate, male was 63.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary completion rate, male in Zimbabwe, 1984–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 63.3% for lower secondary completion rate, male in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, male in Zimbabwe peaked at 70.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 58.5%, in 2018.
That places Zimbabwe 135th out of 187 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Lower secondary completion rate, male in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 60.1% | — |
| 2012 | 68.7% | +14.2% |
| 2013 | 70.0% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 65.5% | -6.4% |
| 2015 | 66.3% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 63.3% | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 62.6% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 58.5% | -6.5% |
| 2019 | 65.6% | +12.2% |
| 2020 | 64.4% | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 69.2% | +7.3% |
| 2022 | 69.1% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 64.8% | -6.1% |
| 2024 | 63.3% | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 60.1% | 60.1% | 60.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 65.1% | 58.5% | 70.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 66.2% | 63.3% | 69.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 132 Côte d'Ivoire 68.1% compare
- 133 Namibia 67.0% compare
- 134 Bangladesh 63.9% compare
- 136 Eswatini 62.9% compare
- 137 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 61.8% compare
- 138 Vanuatu 60.2% compare
More education data for Zimbabwe
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 482,803 (2013)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -29.77 % change on previous year (2013)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 650,753 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -4.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 127,910 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.8897 % change on previous year (2013)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 55,969 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 34,361 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 72,517 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 55,393 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, male in Zimbabwe?
- Lower secondary completion rate, male in Zimbabwe was 63.3% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, male recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 70.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, male recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.5% in 2018.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for lower secondary completion rate, male?
- Zimbabwe ranks 135th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, male rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Lower secondary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.