Adult literacy rate in Zimbabwe
93.2% of adults in Zimbabwe could read and write in 2019.
The latest value for Zimbabwe is for 2019. Most countries have figures for 2022.
Zimbabwe, 2019
93.2%
Change from 1992
+9.7percentage points
World, 2019
86.8%
Adult literacy rate in Zimbabwe over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of people aged 15 and above. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Zimbabwe | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | – | 87.7% |
| 2023 | – | 87.6% |
| 2022 | – | 87.4% |
| 2021 | – | 87.2% |
| 2020 | – | 87.0% |
| 2019 | 93.2% | 86.8% |
| 2018 | – | 86.8% |
| 2017 | – | 86.5% |
| 2016 | – | 86.3% |
| 2015 | – | 86.0% |
| 2014 | – | 85.6% |
| 2013 | – | 85.2% |
| 2012 | – | 84.9% |
| 2011 | – | 84.7% |
| 2010 | – | 84.4% |
| 2009 | – | 83.8% |
| 2008 | – | 83.5% |
| 2007 | – | 83.1% |
| 2006 | – | 82.5% |
| 2005 | – | 82.6% |
| 2004 | – | 82.6% |
| 2003 | – | 82.2% |
| 2002 | – | 81.7% |
| 2001 | – | 81.4% |
| 2000 | – | 81.1% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 83.5% in 1992, a change of +9.7 percentage points.
- Since 1982, when it was 77.8%, the figure has changed by +15.4 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2019 was 86.8%.
More for Zimbabwe
All statistics for Zimbabwe
Primary school enrolment (gross)
93.1%
2024 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
30.1%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Primary completion (UIS)
88.8%
2019 · UNESCO UIS
Lower secondary completion
72.4%
2015 · UNESCO UIS
Upper secondary completion
14.0%
2019 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school children
10.5%
2024 · UNESCO UIS