Primary completion rate, female in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Primary completion rate, female was 88.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Primary completion rate, female in Zimbabwe, 1984–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
In 2024, primary completion rate, female in Zimbabwe stood at 88.0%.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, female in Zimbabwe peaked at 97.2% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 76.4%, in 1984.
That places Zimbabwe 132nd out of 189 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Primary completion rate, female in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 76.4% | — |
| 1999 | 81.2% | +6.2% |
| 2001 | 97.2% | +19.7% |
| 2002 | 92.4% | -4.9% |
| 2003 | 91.4% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 88.0% | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 87.5% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 86.0% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 90.0% | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 89.2% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 88.7% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 89.0% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 87.8% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 89.3% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 84.5% | -5.5% |
| 2022 | 84.9% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 87.5% | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 88.0% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 76.4% | 76.4% | 76.4% | 1 |
| 1990s | 81.2% | 81.2% | 81.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 93.7% | 91.4% | 97.2% | 3 |
| 2010s | 88.3% | 86.0% | 90.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 86.8% | 84.5% | 89.3% | 5 |
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More education data for Zimbabwe
- 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 (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, female in Zimbabwe?
- Primary completion rate, female in Zimbabwe was 88.0% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, female recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 97.2% in 2001.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, female recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.4% in 1984.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for primary completion rate, female?
- Zimbabwe ranks 132nd out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary completion rate, female rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.