SDG: Sub-saharan Africa vs Zimbabwe: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender

SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
0.973 GPIA
in 2024
Zimbabwe
0.983 GPIA
in 2013
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank
148th
Zimbabwe rank
148th

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender over time

  • SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
  • Zimbabwe
00.20.40.60.81199720102024

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 0.983 GPIA against 0.973 GPIA in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, a difference of 0.01 GPIA.

Across all 7 years both countries report, Zimbabwe has been ahead every year.

SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 148th and Zimbabwe ranks 148th of 221 groups.

Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade SDG: Sub-saharan Africa Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1990s 0.8289 GPIA 0.951 GPIA 0.1221 GPIA Zimbabwe
2000s 0.8357 GPIA 0.9616 GPIA 0.126 GPIA Zimbabwe
2010s 0.9257 GPIA 0.9859 GPIA 0.0602 GPIA Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender, SDG: Sub-saharan Africa or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 0.983 GPIA against 0.973 GPIA in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa as of 2013.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender between SDG: Sub-saharan Africa and Zimbabwe?
0.01 GPIA, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for SDG: Sub-saharan Africa and Zimbabwe?
7 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2013.
How do SDG: Sub-saharan Africa and Zimbabwe rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender?
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 148th and Zimbabwe ranks 148th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
421 places, 10,261 data points, 1985–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release