Share of the population with a completed post secondary education in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Share of the population with a completed post secondary education was 24.81 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
24.81
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
65th
of 110 countries
All-time high
27.91
in 2019
All-time low
4.88
in 1992
Years of data
6
1992–2023
Share of the population with a completed post secondary education in Zimbabwe, 1992–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 24.81 for share of the population with a completed post secondary education in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 11.1% over five years.
Over the whole period, share of the population with a completed post secondary education in Zimbabwe peaked at 27.91 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 4.88, in 1992.
Zimbabwe ranks 65th of 110 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of the population with a completed post secondary education in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 4.88 | — |
| 2002 | 9.1 | +86.6% |
| 2019 | 27.91 | +206.7% |
| 2021 | 25.27 | -9.5% |
| 2022 | 24.64 | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 24.81 | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.88 | 4.88 | 4.88 | 1 |
| 2000s | 9.1 | 9.1 | 9.1 | 1 |
| 2010s | 27.91 | 27.91 | 27.91 | 1 |
| 2020s | 24.91 | 24.64 | 25.27 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
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 share of the population with a completed post secondary education in Zimbabwe?
- Share of the population with a completed post secondary education in Zimbabwe was 24.81 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population with a completed post secondary education recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 27.91 in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of the population with a completed post secondary education recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.88 in 1992.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for share of the population with a completed post secondary education?
- Zimbabwe ranks 65th out of 110 countries with data for 2023.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population with a completed post secondary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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