Productivity vs educational attainment in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Productivity vs educational attainment was 3.97 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Productivity vs educational attainment in Zimbabwe, 2005–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 3.97 for productivity vs educational attainment in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, productivity vs educational attainment in Zimbabwe peaked at 5.24 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.7663, in 2005.
Zimbabwe ranks 120th of 130 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Productivity vs educational attainment in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.7663 | — |
| 2006 | 2.43 | +216.9% |
| 2007 | 2.66 | +9.7% |
| 2008 | 1.93 | -27.4% |
| 2009 | 3.39 | +75.6% |
| 2010 | 3.26 | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 3.81 | +16.9% |
| 2012 | 4.21 | +10.5% |
| 2013 | 4.36 | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 4.42 | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 4.58 | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 4.77 | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 5.24 | +9.8% |
| 2018 | 2.85 | -45.6% |
| 2019 | 4.49 | +57.5% |
| 2020 | 4.67 | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 4.17 | -10.8% |
| 2022 | 4.14 | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 3.97 | -4.0% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 3.97 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 8.22, 48% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 3.97 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.57, 87% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Productivity vs educational attainment in Zimbabwe changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +216.9% | 0.7663 | 2.43 |
| 2009 | +75.6% | 1.93 | 3.39 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.24 | 0.7663 | 3.39 | 5 |
| 2010s | 4.2 | 2.85 | 5.24 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.24 | 3.97 | 4.67 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
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 productivity vs educational attainment in Zimbabwe?
- Productivity vs educational attainment in Zimbabwe was 3.97 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest productivity vs educational attainment recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 5.24 in 2017.
- What is the lowest productivity vs educational attainment recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7663 in 2005.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for productivity vs educational attainment?
- Zimbabwe ranks 120th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is productivity vs educational attainment rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Productivity vs educational attainment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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