UIS: Sub-saharan Africa vs Zimbabwe: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
0.9586 GPIA
in 2024
Zimbabwe
0.9607 GPIA
in 2013
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa rank
177th
Zimbabwe rank
176th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity over time
- UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 0.9607 GPIA against 0.9586 GPIA in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa, a difference of 0.0021 GPIA.
Across all 32 years both countries report, Zimbabwe has been ahead every year.
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 177th and Zimbabwe ranks 176th of 221 groups.
Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | UIS: Sub-saharan Africa | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7274 GPIA | 0.8022 GPIA | 0.0748 GPIA | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 0.778 GPIA | 0.9076 GPIA | 0.1296 GPIA | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 0.8214 GPIA | 0.8958 GPIA | 0.0744 GPIA | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 0.8332 GPIA | 0.9408 GPIA | 0.1076 GPIA | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 0.911 GPIA | 0.9619 GPIA | 0.0509 GPIA | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity, UIS: Sub-saharan Africa or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 0.9607 GPIA against 0.9586 GPIA in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa as of 2013.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity between UIS: Sub-saharan Africa and Zimbabwe?
- 0.0021 GPIA, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for UIS: Sub-saharan Africa and Zimbabwe?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2013.
- How do UIS: Sub-saharan Africa and Zimbabwe rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity?
- UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 177th and Zimbabwe ranks 176th of 221 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and 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
February 2026 Data Release