Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes was 53.9% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in Zimbabwe, 2005–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 53.9% for completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in Zimbabwe peaked at 72.6% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 53.9%, in 2019.
Zimbabwe ranks 24th of 42 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 65.8% | 61.9% | 69.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 67.0% | 53.9% | 72.6% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in Zimbabwe?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in Zimbabwe was 53.9% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 72.6% in 2015.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.9% in 2019.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Zimbabwe ranks 24th out of 42 countries with data for 2019.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The number of persons in the relevant age group who have completed the last grade of the given level of education is expressed as a percentage of the total population (in the survey sample) of the same age group. The primary completion rate is the percentage of a cohort of children or young people aged 3-5 years above the intended age for the last grade of primary education who have completed that grade. The intended age for the last grade of primary education is the age at which pupils would enter the grade if they had started school at the official primary entrance age, had studied full-time and had progressed without repeating or skipping a grade. For example, if the official age of entry into primary education is 6 years, and if primary education has 6 grades, the intended age for the last grade of primary education is 11 years. In this case, 14-16 years (11 + 3 = 14 and 11 + 5 = 16) would be the reference age group for calculation of the primary completion rate. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/