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Topic 04 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Zimbabwe: Education & Knowledge
How far does a country's schooling carry its children?
Zimbabwe is placed joint 190th of 198 countries on education & knowledge in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: Out-of-School Rate, Primary 10.52 (2024); Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary 56.5 (2024).
Share
Education & Knowledge
joint190th
of 198 countries placed
Placed from 4 of 4 key statistics
- 10.52Out-of-School Rate, Primary, 2024Out-of-school rate, primary age (%)
- 56.5Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary, 2024Children one year before primary entry age in organised learning (%)
- 8.15Upper Secondary Completion Rate, 2025Upper secondary completion rate (%)
- 0.385Government Spending on Education, 2023Government expenditure on education (% of GDP)
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Zimbabwe on education & knowledge — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used — or, for a survey-based key, each country’s latest reading; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
Key 1 of 4
Out-of-School Rate, Primary
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
Latest reading per country, 2014–2024 · Zimbabwe’s is from 2024 · CC BY-SA 4.0
10.52
Out-of-school rate, primary age (%)
Lower is better
Zimbabwe: 10.52. Across the 192 countries at their latest reading, values run from 0.004 (United Arab Emirates) to 65.6 (Equatorial Guinea); the world median is 3.691.
- World median
- 3.691
- Best in Eastern Africa
- 0.785 Mauritius
- Land neighbours
- Botswana 0.535 · Mozambique 1 · South Africa 6.064 · Zambia 3.515
Key 2 of 4
Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
Latest reading per country, 2014–2024 · Zimbabwe’s is from 2024 · CC BY-SA 4.0
56.5
Children one year before primary entry age in organised learning (%)
Higher is better
Zimbabwe: 56.5. Across the 187 countries at their latest reading, values run from 3.411 (Yemen) to 100 (United Arab Emirates); the world median is 85.9.
- World median
- 85.9
- Best in Eastern Africa
- 92.12 Kenya
- Land neighbours
- Botswana 55.89 · South Africa 78.78 · Zambia 46.61
Key 3 of 4
Upper Secondary Completion Rate
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
2025 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY-SA 4.0
8.15
Upper secondary completion rate (%)
Higher is better
Zimbabwe: 8.15. Across the 164 countries in this edition, values run from 2.13 (South Sudan) to 99.27 (South Korea); the world median is 64.87.
- World median
- 64.87
- Best in Eastern Africa
- 55.96 Mauritius
- Land neighbours
- Botswana 65.38 · Mozambique 8.65 · South Africa 54.12 · Zambia 28.03
Key 4 of 4
Government Spending on Education
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
2023 edition · data for 2023 · CC BY-SA 4.0
0.385
Government expenditure on education (% of GDP)
Higher is better
Zimbabwe: 0.385. Across the 123 countries in this edition, values run from 0 (Somalia) to 16.39 (Kiribati); the world median is 3.709.
- World median
- 3.709
- Best in Eastern Africa
- 4.92 Rwanda
- Land neighbours
- South Africa 6.123 · Zambia 4.074
02Over time
Which way Zimbabwe is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
Out-of-School Rate, Primary
Out-of-school rate, primary age (%) · lower is better
ZimbabweWorld median
Zimbabwe rose from 5.289 in 2000 to 10.52 in 2024; the world median went from 8.642 to 3.691.
Every year’s figures
Year Zimbabwe World median 2024 10.5 3.691 2023 9.1 3.393 2022 8.2 3.002 2021 9.4 3.330 2020 16.9 2.678 2019 18.4 2.758 2018 18.8 2.439 2017 19.4 2.907 2016 17.7 2.954 2015 18.7 3.052 2014 10.4 3.904 2013 9.9 3.413 2012 8.5 3.408 2011 — 3.626 2010 — 3.491 2009 — 3.577 2008 — 3.878 2007 — 4.029 2006 — 4.338 2005 — 4.571 2004 — 3.791 2003 5.6 4.412 2002 4.3 4.144 2001 1.5 4.051 2000 5.3 8.642 Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary
Children one year before primary entry age in organised learning (%) · higher is better
ZimbabweWorld median
Zimbabwe rose from 43.47 in 2012 to 56.5 in 2024; the world median went from 85.43 to 85.9.
Every year’s figures
Year Zimbabwe World median 2024 56.5 85.9 2023 57.6 87.6 2022 58.1 87.7 2021 55.1 87.0 2020 56.3 88.3 2019 52.6 88.8 2018 51.0 89.6 2017 51.1 87.4 2016 51.4 87.9 2015 46.5 88.2 2014 40.1 89.2 2013 39.2 88.0 2012 43.5 85.4 2011 — 86.2 2010 — 86.1 2009 — 84.8 2008 — 85.8 2007 — 86.7 2006 — 84.0 2005 — 82.2 2004 — 81.8 2003 — 78.3 2002 — 80.0 2001 — 80.8 2000 — 66.3 Upper Secondary Completion Rate
Upper secondary completion rate (%) · higher is better
ZimbabweWorld median
Zimbabwe fell from 9.65 in 2000 to 8.15 in 2025; the world median went from 38 to 64.87.
Every year’s figures
Year Zimbabwe World median 2025 8.15 64.9 2024 8.02 65.0 2023 7.97 64.2 2022 7.85 63.6 2021 7.74 62.9 2020 7.72 62.2 2019 7.74 61.5 2018 7.86 60.9 2017 8.05 60.5 2016 8.24 60.1 2015 8.38 58.9 2014 8.50 57.0 2013 8.64 54.7 2012 8.91 52.4 2011 9.28 50.9 2010 9.73 49.5 2009 10.09 48.5 2008 10.28 47.4 2007 10.29 46.2 2006 10.18 45.0 2005 10.02 43.8 2004 9.88 42.9 2003 9.70 41.6 2002 9.68 40.3 2001 9.67 39.0 2000 9.65 38.0 Government Spending on Education
Government expenditure on education (% of GDP) · higher is better
ZimbabweWorld median
Zimbabwe fell from 1.544 in 2010 to 0.385 in 2023; the world median went from 4.14 to 3.709.
Every year’s figures
Year Zimbabwe World median 2023 0.38 3.7092 2022 — 4.0570 2021 — 4.2611 2020 — 4.4056 2019 — 4.1407 2018 — 4.2159 2017 — 4.1401 2016 — 4.2342 2015 — 4.2386 2014 6.14 4.2005 2013 6.00 4.3493 2012 6.07 4.0348 2011 — 3.9987 2010 1.54 4.1396 2009 — 4.6638 2008 — 4.4226 2007 — 4.1717 2006 — 4.0593 2005 — 4.0557 2004 — 3.9745 2003 — 4.1595 2002 — 4.0173 2001 — 4.1002 2000 — 3.8861
03In context
Zimbabwe beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 198 countries on education & knowledge, never a place within the region.
Zimbabwe and the countries it borders
Standing among all 198; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | Out-of-School Rate, PrimaryOut-of-school rate, primary age (%) | Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before PrimaryChildren one year before primary entry age in organised learning (%) | Upper Secondary Completion RateUpper secondary completion rate (%) | Government Spending on EducationGovernment expenditure on education (% of GDP) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Botswana | =102nd | 0.535 | 55.89 | 65.38 | — |
 South Africa | =102nd | 6.064 | 78.78 | 54.12 | 6.123 |
 Mozambique | 139th | 1 | — | 8.65 | — |
 Zambia | =144th | 3.515 | 46.61 | 28.03 | 4.074 |
| Zimbabwe | =190th | 10.52 | 56.5 | 8.15 | 0.385 |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Eastern Africa
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 198.
Placed either side on education & knowledge
The countries immediately above and below Zimbabwe in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Zimbabwe is ahead of the world, and behind
27 more statistics filed under education & knowledge, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median1
Statistics on which Zimbabwe does better than the middle country measured.
Qualified Teachers in Primary EducationUIS · 2024 · world median 93.6697.8893.66▲ Improved since 2014
Zimbabwe: 97.88 · world median 93.66 · Primary teachers with the minimum qualifications their country requires (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Behind the world median22
Statistics on which Zimbabwe does worse than the middle country measured.
Gender Parity Index, Tertiary EnrolmentUIS · 2024 · world median 1.2441.2141.244▼ Worsened since 2015
Zimbabwe: 1.214 · world median 1.244 · Adjusted gender parity index, tertiary gross enrolment (1 = parity). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.74 to 1.83; higher is better.
Position 37th of 95 · derived.
Adult Literacy RateUIS · 2024 · world median 93.9993.2393.99No earlier reading
Zimbabwe: 93.23 · world median 93.99 · Adults 15+ who can read and write (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 26.83 to 100; higher is better.
Position 93rd of 172 · derived.
Mean Years of SchoolingUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 9.9338.9319.933No real change since 2013
Zimbabwe: 8.931 · world median 9.933 · Mean years of schooling (adults 25+). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.412 to 14.3; higher is better.
Position 114th of 193 · derived.
Lower Secondary Completion RateUIS · 2025 · world median 89.2176.4389.21No real change since 2015
Zimbabwe: 76.43 · world median 89.21 · Lower secondary completion rate (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 13.73 to 100; higher is better.
Position 99th of 164 · derived.
Learning-Adjusted Years of SchoolWorld Bank Group · 2020 · world median 7.9417.0077.941▲ Improved since 2010
Zimbabwe: 7.007 · world median 7.941 · Learning-adjusted years of school (0–14). World Bank Group, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 2.207 to 12.81; higher is better.
Position 105th of 172 · derived.
Minimum Proficiency in Reading, End of PrimaryUIS · 2023 · world median 60.0845.460.08No earlier reading
Zimbabwe: 45.4 · world median 60.08 · Pupils at the end of primary reaching minimum proficiency in reading (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 2 to 98.78; higher is better.
Harmonized Test ScoresWorld Bank Group · 2020 · world median 414.32396.14414.32▲ Improved since 2010
Zimbabwe: 396.14 · world median 414.32 · Harmonized test score (TIMSS-equivalent points; 300 = minimum, 625 = advanced attainment). World Bank Group, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 304.92 to 575.27; higher is better.
Position 106th of 172 · derived.
Minimum Proficiency in Mathematics, End of PrimaryUIS · 2023 · world median 43.823.443.8No earlier reading
Zimbabwe: 23.4 · world median 43.8 · Pupils at the end of primary reaching minimum proficiency in mathematics (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.8 to 93.42; higher is better.
Wealth Parity Index, Lower Secondary CompletionUIS · 2024 · world median 0.5290.220.529No earlier reading
Zimbabwe: 0.22 · world median 0.529 · Adjusted wealth parity index, lower secondary completion (poorest vs richest fifth; 1 = parity). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.032 to 1.022; higher is better.
Youth Literacy RateUIS · 2024 · world median 98.2292.5198.22No earlier reading
Zimbabwe: 92.51 · world median 98.22 · 15–24 year-olds who can read and write (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 36.7 to 100; higher is better.
Out-of-School Rate, Lower Secondary AgeUIS · 2024 · world median 6.34312.926.343▼ Worsened since 2014
Zimbabwe: 12.92 · world median 6.343 · Out-of-school rate, lower secondary age (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.011 to 79.71; lower is better.
Position 36th of 116 · derived, 1st = worst.
Primary Completion RateUIS · 2025 · world median 97.4386.8697.43▼ Worsened since 2015
Zimbabwe: 86.86 · world median 97.43 · Primary completion rate (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 7.94 to 100; higher is better.
Position 116th of 165 · derived.
Pupils per Qualified Teacher, PrimaryUIS · 2024 · world median 20.6732.8620.67▲ Improved since 2014
Zimbabwe: 32.86 · world median 20.67 · Primary pupils per qualified teacher (headcount basis). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 8.244 to 284.7; lower is better.
Position 26th of 92 · derived, 1st = worst.
Pre-Primary Net Enrolment RateUIS · 2024 · world median 65.9339.4865.93▲ Improved since 2014
Zimbabwe: 39.48 · world median 65.93 · Net enrolment rate, pre-primary (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.779 to 99.85; higher is better.
Position 91st of 120 · derived.
Researchers per Million InhabitantsUIS · 2024 · world median 701.9595.13701.95No earlier reading
Zimbabwe: 95.13 · world median 701.95 · Researchers per million inhabitants (full-time equivalent). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.446 to 18,130; higher is better.
Position 113th of 145 · derived.
Expected Years of SchoolingUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 13.3411.0613.34No real change since 2013
Zimbabwe: 11.06 · world median 13.34 · Expected years of schooling. UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 5.635 to 21.69; higher is better.
Position 156th of 195 · derived.
Primary Schools with Internet for TeachingUIS · 2024 · world median 98.6635.2598.66▲ Improved since 2016
Zimbabwe: 35.25 · world median 98.66 · Primary schools with internet access for teaching (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Primary Schools with ElectricityUIS · 2024 · world median 10074.28100▼ Worsened since 2016
Zimbabwe: 74.28 · world median 100 · Primary schools with access to electricity (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.246 to 100; higher is better.
Academic Freedom IndexV-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median 0.6190.1570.619▲ Improved since 2015
Zimbabwe: 0.157 · world median 0.619 · Academic freedom index (0–1). V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.019 to 0.978; higher is better.
Position 152nd of 176 · derived.
Inbound Mobility Rate, TertiaryUIS · 2024 · world median 5.4940.4895.494▼ Worsened since 2015
Zimbabwe: 0.489 · world median 5.494 · Inbound mobility rate, tertiary (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 87.12; higher is better.
Position 67th of 75 · derived.
Tertiary Enrolment RatioUIS · 2024 · world median 52.777.74952.77▼ Worsened since 2015
Zimbabwe: 7.749 · world median 52.77 · Gross enrolment ratio, tertiary (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 2.566 to 141.86; higher is better.
Position 92nd of 95 · derived.
Bachelor's or Higher AttainmentUIS · 2023 · world median 19.861.13519.86▼ Worsened since 2015
Zimbabwe: 1.135 · world median 19.86 · Adults 25+ who completed a bachelor's degree or higher (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.135 to 52.72; higher is better.
Position 90th of 90 · derived.
No better end4
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Trust in ScientistsWellcome Trust · 2020 · world median 34.3536.3234.35Moved since 2018
Zimbabwe: 36.32 · world median 34.35 · People aged 15+ who trust scientists in their country 'a lot' (%). Wellcome Trust, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 9.335 to 72.35.
Scholarly ArticlesOurResearch · 2025 · world median 2,2402,4812,240No real change since 2022
Zimbabwe: 2,481 · world median 2,240 · Articles with at least one author at an institution in the country (full counting). OpenAlex (OurResearch), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1 to 1,094,890.
Nobel Prize Laureates by Country of BirthNobel Prize Outreach · 2025 · world median 212No earlier reading
Zimbabwe: 1 · world median 2 · Laureates born in the country, 1901 to date (people). Nobel Prize Outreach, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1 to 296.
Female Share of ResearchersUIS · 2024 · world median 38.1725.2638.17No earlier reading
Zimbabwe: 25.26 · world median 38.17 · Researchers who are women (% of headcount; 50 = parity). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 76.54.
No current reading for Zimbabwe
Female Share of STEM Graduates (last 2015), Government Funding per Primary Student, Intergenerational Persistence in Education, Learning Poverty, Minimum Proficiency in Mathematics, End of Lower Secondary, Minimum Proficiency in Reading, End of Lower Secondary, Outbound Mobility Ratio, Tertiary (last 2015), PISA Mathematics Performance, PISA Reading Performance, PISA Science Performance, Research and Development Spending, School Life Expectancy (last 2013), Secondary School Enrolment (last 2013), Share of Graduates from ICT Programmes (last 2015) and Upper Secondary Attainment (last 2019). Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing
05Country Index 2026
Education & Knowledge among Zimbabwe’s 16 topics
Education & Knowledge is Zimbabwe’s 15th best-placed topic of 16. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Gender & Equality86th of 1834/4 keys
- Energy89th of 1653/3 keys
- Work & Labour102nd of 1824/4 keys
- Digital & Technology138th of 1984/4 keys
- Environment & Sustainability130th of 1864/4 keys
- Peace & Securityjoint 126th of 1774/4 keys
- Risk & Resilience144th of 1934/4 keys
- Economy & Innovation143rd of 1764/4 keys
- Development & Human Capital161st of 1963/3 keys
- Governance & Institutions162nd of 1944/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties167th of 1984/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeing181st of 2004/4 keys
- Mobility & Trade168th of 1772/4 keys
- Food & Agriculturejoint 176th of 1843/4 keys
- Education & Knowledgejoint 190th of 1984/4 keys
- Poverty & Inequality155th of 1592/3 keys
06The top of the list
Who leads on education & knowledge
The three countries placed highest of 198, and the leaders Zimbabwe can most readily be measured against.
1
United Arab EmiratesWestern Asia
1st of 198 · 2 of 4 keys
Photo: Unknown author · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
2
GreeceSouthern Europe
2nd of 198 · 3 of 4 keys
Photo: User:Ggia derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
3
PolandEastern Europe
3rd of 198 · 3 of 4 keys
Photo: Ralf Lotys (Sicherlich) · CC BY 3.0, greyscale
Placed highest nearby
Highest placed on all 4 keys
Moldova7th4/4 keysHighest in Africa
Tunisia=48th3/4 keysHighest in Eastern Africa
Mauritius=61st4/4 keysThis page
Zimbabwe=190th4/4 keys
Positions out of 198 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Questions
Zimbabwe on education & knowledge: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Zimbabwe rank on education & knowledge?
Zimbabwe is placed joint 190th of 198 countries on Education & Knowledge in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics (Out-of-School Rate, Primary, Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary, Upper Secondary Completion Rate and Government Spending on Education). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest Out-of-School Rate, Primary figure for Zimbabwe?
10.52 in 2024 (out-of-school rate, primary age (%)), according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). The world median in the same edition was 3.691.
What is the latest Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary figure for Zimbabwe?
56.5 in 2024 (children one year before primary entry age in organised learning (%)), according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). The world median in the same edition was 85.9.
How does Zimbabwe compare with South Africa on education & knowledge?
South Africa is placed joint 102nd of 198, and Zimbabwe joint 190th. Out-of-School Rate, Primary: South Africa 6.064, Zimbabwe 10.52; Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary: South Africa 78.78, Zimbabwe 56.5; Upper Secondary Completion Rate: South Africa 54.12, Zimbabwe 8.15; Government Spending on Education: South Africa 6.123, Zimbabwe 0.385.
How have Zimbabwe’s education & knowledge figures changed?
Out-of-School Rate, Primary rose from 5.289 in 2000 to 10.52 in 2024; Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary rose from 43.47 in 2012 to 56.5 in 2024; Upper Secondary Completion Rate fell from 9.65 in 2000 to 8.15 in 2025; Government Spending on Education fell from 1.544 in 2010 to 0.385 in 2023.
Which education & knowledge statistics are missing for Zimbabwe?
No current reading is published for Zimbabwe on Female Share of STEM Graduates, Government Funding per Primary Student, Intergenerational Persistence in Education, Learning Poverty, Minimum Proficiency in Mathematics, End of Lower Secondary, Minimum Proficiency in Reading, End of Lower Secondary, Outbound Mobility Ratio, Tertiary, PISA Mathematics Performance, PISA Reading Performance, PISA Science Performance, Research and Development Spending, School Life Expectancy, Secondary School Enrolment, Share of Graduates from ICT Programmes and Upper Secondary Attainment. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
08Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
How much children actually learn is only partly covered. International test scores exist for a limited group of countries, and they are published here as context rather than used as a key, because a key must describe most of the world. Universities, research, and youth and adult literacy also appear as context.
How the Education & Knowledge standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.
The education & knowledge method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- Out-of-School Rate, Primary — UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary — UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Upper Secondary Completion Rate — UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Government Spending on Education — UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), CC BY-SA 4.0
The other 27 statistics on this page come from 7 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Zimbabwe’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Zimbabwe (banner) — Digr, CC BY-SA 3.0
- United Arab Emirates — Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Greece — User:Ggia derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Poland — Ralf Lotys (Sicherlich), CC BY 3.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Zimbabwe: Education & Knowledge — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/zimbabwe/education