UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ with at least some primary in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ with at least some primary was 99.7% in 2017. ▲ Rising
UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ with at least some primary in Zimbabwe, 1992–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for uis: percentage of population age 25+ with at least some primary in Zimbabwe is 99.7%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.7% on the previous year and up 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, uis: percentage of population age 25+ with at least some primary in Zimbabwe peaked at 99.7% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 77.8%, in 1992.
Zimbabwe ranks 14th of 70 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ with at least some primary in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 77.8% | — |
| 2002 | 87.0% | +11.7% |
| 2012 | 99.2% | +14.1% |
| 2014 | 93.4% | -5.8% |
| 2017 | 99.7% | +6.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 77.8% | 77.8% | 77.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 87.0% | 87.0% | 87.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 97.5% | 93.4% | 99.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 11 Cayman Islands 99.8% compare
- 12 Slovakia 99.8% compare
- 13 Fiji 99.8% compare
- 15 Switzerland 99.7% compare
- 16 United States of America 99.7% compare
- 17 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 99.6% compare
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- Spring temperature anomalies -0.1903 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.8086 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.5886 °C (2026)
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 60,892 (2025)
- Exchange rate, old LCU per USD extended forward, period average 60,892 (2025)
- Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average 60,892 (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 1.68 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies -0.7408 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 11,077 2010 = 100 (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is uis: percentage of population age 25+ with at least some primary in Zimbabwe?
- Uis: percentage of population age 25+ with at least some primary in Zimbabwe was 99.7% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest uis: percentage of population age 25+ with at least some primary recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 99.7% in 2017.
- What is the lowest uis: percentage of population age 25+ with at least some primary recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.8% in 1992.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for uis: percentage of population age 25+ with at least some primary?
- Zimbabwe ranks 14th out of 70 countries with data for 2017.
- Is uis: percentage of population age 25+ with at least some primary rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.7%. 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 UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ with at least some primary (ISCED 1). Total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of population (age 25 and over) with at least some primary education (ISCED 1). This indicator is calculated by dividing the number of persons aged 25 years and above with some primary education by the total population of the same age group and multiplying the result by 100. The UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) educational attainment dataset shows the educational composition of the population aged 25 years and above and hence the stock and quality of human capital within a country. The dataset also reflects the structure and performance of the education system and its accumulated impact on human capital formation. For more information, visit the UNESCO Institute for Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/