Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 39.4% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Zimbabwe, 2010–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 39.4% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2024. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 36.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Zimbabwe peaked at 39.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.7%, in 2015.
Zimbabwe ranks 5th of 124 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 34.2% | — |
| 2011 | 13.0% | -62.0% |
| 2012 | 13.2% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 28.9% | +119.8% |
| 2015 | 9.7% | -66.4% |
| 2024 | 39.4% | +304.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 19.8% | 9.7% | 34.2% | 5 |
| 2020s | 39.4% | 39.4% | 39.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 2 Guyana 54.1%
- 3 Namibia 47.4% compare
- 4 Kazakhstan 41.5% compare
- 6 Kyrgyzstan 36.8% compare
- 7 Aruba 36.5% compare
- 8 Azerbaijan 34.0% compare
More education data for Zimbabwe
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0497 % change on previous year (2015)
- 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 years (2025)
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 39.4% 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 39.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.7% in 2015.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Zimbabwe ranks 5th out of 124 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 36.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release