Percentage of graduates from tertiary education … graduating adjusted in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education … graduating adjusted was 1.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Zimbabwe, 2010–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Zimbabwe is 1.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Zimbabwe peaked at 1.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2015.
Zimbabwe ranks 41st of 121 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education … graduating adjusted in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1.5% | — |
| 2011 | 1.5% | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 1.6% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 1.4% | -10.5% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | -32.7% |
| 2024 | 1.6% | +71.6% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 1.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.3%, 1.2× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 1.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.0%, 1.6× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.0% | 1.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 38 United States 1.6% compare
- 39 Uzbekistan 1.6% compare
- 40 South Korea 1.6% compare
- 42 Portugal 1.6% compare
- 43 Czechia 1.6% compare
- 44 Canada 1.6% compare
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 percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Zimbabwe?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Zimbabwe was 1.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 1.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2015.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Zimbabwe ranks 41st out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.5%. 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 Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Education programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release