Persistence to grade 5, total in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Persistence to grade 5, total was 92.9% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Persistence to grade 5, total in Zimbabwe, 1983–2019
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of cohort.
Analysis
The most recent figure for persistence to grade 5, total in Zimbabwe is 92.9%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persistence to grade 5, total in Zimbabwe peaked at 92.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 59.8%, in 2001.
Zimbabwe ranks 80th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Persistence to grade 5, total in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 77.6% | — |
| 1998 | 77.6% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 59.8% | -22.9% |
| 2002 | 69.7% | +16.4% |
| 2012 | 83.4% | +19.7% |
| 2015 | 88.1% | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 88.3% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 90.3% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 92.6% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 92.9% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 77.6% | 77.6% | 77.6% | 1 |
| 1990s | 77.6% | 77.6% | 77.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 64.7% | 59.8% | 69.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 89.3% | 83.4% | 92.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
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 persistence to grade 5, total in Zimbabwe?
- Persistence to grade 5, total in Zimbabwe was 92.9% in 2019, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest persistence to grade 5, total recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 92.9% in 2019.
- What is the lowest persistence to grade 5, total recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.8% in 2001.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for persistence to grade 5, total?
- Zimbabwe ranks 80th out of 164 countries with data for 2019.
- Is persistence to grade 5, total rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. 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 Persistence to grade 5, total (% of cohort). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.