Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, male in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, male was 90.8% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, male in Zimbabwe, 1983–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 90.8% for survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, male in 2019. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, male in Zimbabwe peaked at 90.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 58.4%, in 2001.
That places Zimbabwe 78th out of 149 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, male in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 79.0% | — |
| 1998 | 76.8% | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 58.4% | -24.0% |
| 2002 | 68.2% | +16.9% |
| 2012 | 82.2% | +20.4% |
| 2015 | 86.4% | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 86.4% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 88.6% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 90.7% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 90.8% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 79.0% | 79.0% | 79.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 76.8% | 76.8% | 76.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 63.3% | 58.4% | 68.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 87.5% | 82.2% | 90.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 75 Maldives 92.1% compare
- 76 Tonga 91.2% compare
- 77 Dominica 90.9% compare
- 79 Timor-Leste 90.5% compare
- 80 El Salvador 90.4% compare
- 81 Syrian Arab Republic 90.0% compare
More education data for Zimbabwe
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1767 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, male in Zimbabwe?
- Survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, male in Zimbabwe was 90.8% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, male recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 90.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, male recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.4% in 2001.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, male?
- Zimbabwe ranks 78th out of 149 countries with data for 2019.
- Is survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, male rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. 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, published as part of Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release