Primary completion rate — all countries

Primary completion rate — Zimbabwe

Primary completion rate in Zimbabwe in 2024 — 85.96%. Ranked 86 in the world out of 111. Since 1984, the indicator has risen by 2.48 pp.

2024 85.96% +0.76 pp vs 2023
World rank 86of 111
Period maximum 100.8%2001
Period minimum 83.03%2021

Trend over time

1984–2024 · % of the age group

Primary completion rate — Zimbabwe, 1984–202480859095100105198419881992199620002004200820122016202020241984: 83.48%1999: 85.76%2001: 100.8%2002: 95.24%2003: 93.71%2012: 86.98%2013: 87.07%2014: 86.06%2015: 89.24%2016: 88.92%2017: 87.93%2018: 87.87%2019: 86.83%2020: 88.34%2021: 83.03%2022: 83.2%2023: 85.2%2024: 85.96%
Change over the period: +2.48 pp Annual average: 0.06 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe 85.96%
World 88.02%
Primary completion rate — Zimbabwe, by year Zimbabwe All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 85.96 +0.76 pp
2023 85.2 +2 pp
2022 83.2 +0.16 pp
2021 83.03 −5.31 pp
2020 88.34 +1.51 pp
2019 86.83 −1.04 pp
2018 87.87 −0.06 pp
2017 87.93 −0.99 pp
2016 88.92 −0.32 pp
2015 89.24 +3.18 pp
2014 86.06 −1.01 pp
2013 87.07 +0.09 pp
2012 86.98
2003 93.71 −1.53 pp
2002 95.24 −5.56 pp
2001 100.8
1999 85.76
1984 83.48

About the indicator

The number of pupils in the last grade of primary school as a percentage of the population of the corresponding age. The indicator adds dropout to the picture that enrollment gives: almost everyone can enroll, while noticeably fewer make it to the end. Values above one hundred percent are not an error but a consequence of repetition and late entry: children older than the official age end up in the final grade.

Important: It can exceed 100% because of repeaters and of pupils older than the official age — a property of the methodology, not a sign of universal coverage. The aggregate is weighted by the number of children, not by total population.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.