Completion rate, lower secondary education … modelled data gender in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Completion rate, lower secondary education … modelled data gender was 1.12 modelled data in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1.12 modelled data
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
30th
of 164 countries
All-time high
1.12 modelled data
in 2025
All-time low
0.7008 modelled data
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Zimbabwe, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 1.12 modelled data for completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Zimbabwe peaked at 1.12 modelled data in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.7008 modelled data, in 1981.
Zimbabwe ranks 30th of 164 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education … modelled data gender in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.7008 modelled data | — |
| 1982 | 0.7104 modelled data | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 0.7187 modelled data | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 0.7266 modelled data | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.7346 modelled data | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.7415 modelled data | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.7496 modelled data | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.7571 modelled data | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 0.7672 modelled data | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.7772 modelled data | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 0.7905 modelled data | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.8057 modelled data | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 0.8213 modelled data | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.8361 modelled data | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.8506 modelled data | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 0.8657 modelled data | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.8797 modelled data | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 0.8916 modelled data | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.9016 modelled data | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.9116 modelled data | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.9233 modelled data | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.9344 modelled data | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.945 modelled data | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.96 modelled data | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.9756 modelled data | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.9895 modelled data | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 1 modelled data | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 1.01 modelled data | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 1.03 modelled data | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 1.03 modelled data | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 1.04 modelled data | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 1.06 modelled data | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 1.07 modelled data | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 1.08 modelled data | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 1.09 modelled data | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 1.1 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 1.1 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 1.1 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.1 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 1.11 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 1.11 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 1.12 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 1.12 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 1.12 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 1.12 modelled data | +0.2% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 1.12 modelled data is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.09 modelled data, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 1.12 modelled data is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.05 modelled data, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.7341 modelled data | 0.7008 modelled data | 0.7672 modelled data | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.842 modelled data | 0.7772 modelled data | 0.9016 modelled data | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9679 modelled data | 0.9116 modelled data | 1.03 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.08 modelled data | 1.03 modelled data | 1.1 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.12 modelled data | 1.11 modelled data | 1.12 modelled data | 6 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More education data for Zimbabwe
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 90.38 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 89.48 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 42,585 (2013)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 12,514 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 328,055 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 322,698 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 957,461 (2013)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.94 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.4866 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Zimbabwe?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Zimbabwe was 1.12 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 1.12 modelled data in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7008 modelled data in 1981.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity?
- Zimbabwe ranks 30th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release