Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates was 93.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Zimbabwe, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Zimbabwe stood at 93.1%.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Zimbabwe peaked at 129.2% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 64.7%, in 1978.
Zimbabwe ranks 176th of 217 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 69.5% | 64.7% | 72.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 117.9% | 92.9% | 129.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 102.7% | 96.0% | 108.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 112.6% | 109.8% | 116.9% | 4 |
| 2010s | 96.5% | 93.4% | 100.1% | 8 |
| 2020s | 93.2% | 92.8% | 93.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More education data for Zimbabwe
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (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)
- School enrollment, primary 93.1% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 90,330 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 3.67 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 93.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Zimbabwe?
- Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Zimbabwe was 93.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 129.2% in 1985.
- What is the lowest primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.7% in 1978.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates?
- Zimbabwe ranks 176th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of children of any age group who are enrolled in primary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population of the official primary school age.