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The World Bank defines literacy as the “percentage of the population ages 15 and older that can, with understanding, both read and write a short simple statement on everyday life”. In 2021, Zimbabwe's literacy rate stood at 90%. ...

The number of Zimbabwean students studying in the United States decreased by 5.3% to 1,304 in the 2020/21 academic year, according to the 2021 Open Doors Report on International Educational Exchange. ...

In 2021, there was one school teacher for every 37 pupils at the Early Childhood Development level. For primary schools, there was one teacher for every 36 pupils. There was one teacher for every 23 pupils in rural secondary schools and one teacher for every 22 pupils in urban secondary schools. ...

The World Bank’s Human Capital Index measures “the amount of human capital that a child born today can expect to attain by age 18”. It expresses this as a value between zero and one. An economy in which the average worker achieves both full health and full education potential will score a v...