Completion rate, upper secondary education … modelled data gender in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Completion rate, upper secondary education … modelled data gender was 0.6357 modelled data in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.6357 modelled data
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
152nd
of 164 countries
All-time high
0.7222 modelled data
in 2013
All-time low
0.5481 modelled data
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Zimbabwe, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 0.6357 modelled data for completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in 2025.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Zimbabwe peaked at 0.7222 modelled data in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.5481 modelled data, in 1981.
That places Zimbabwe 152nd out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Completion rate, upper secondary education … modelled data gender in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.5481 modelled data | — |
| 1982 | 0.5515 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.556 modelled data | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.5528 modelled data | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.5607 modelled data | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 0.5628 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.5696 modelled data | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.5791 modelled data | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 0.597 modelled data | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 0.6123 modelled data | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 0.6233 modelled data | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 0.6371 modelled data | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 0.6442 modelled data | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.6479 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.6444 modelled data | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.6391 modelled data | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.628 modelled data | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 0.6234 modelled data | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.6291 modelled data | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.6422 modelled data | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.654 modelled data | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.6576 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.6617 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.6575 modelled data | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.6625 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.6633 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.6649 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.6745 modelled data | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.6814 modelled data | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.6963 modelled data | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.705 modelled data | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.7212 modelled data | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.7222 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.7083 modelled data | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.6914 modelled data | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.6787 modelled data | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.6639 modelled data | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.6476 modelled data | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.6292 modelled data | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 0.6178 modelled data | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.6205 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.6234 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.6299 modelled data | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.6346 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 0.6357 modelled data | +0.2% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 0.6357 modelled data is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.04 modelled data, 61% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 0.6357 modelled data is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9431 modelled data, 67% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.5642 modelled data | 0.5481 modelled data | 0.597 modelled data | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.6329 modelled data | 0.6123 modelled data | 0.6479 modelled data | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.662 modelled data | 0.6422 modelled data | 0.6814 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6864 modelled data | 0.6292 modelled data | 0.7222 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.627 modelled data | 0.6178 modelled data | 0.6357 modelled data | 6 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 149 Guinea-Bissau 0.6676 modelled data compare
- 150 Guinea 0.6502 modelled data compare
- 151 Mozambique 0.6371 modelled data compare
- 153 Cote d'Ivoire 0.629 modelled data compare
- 154 Afghanistan 0.627 modelled data compare
- 155 Sierra Leone 0.6247 modelled data compare
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, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Zimbabwe?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Zimbabwe was 0.6357 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7222 modelled data in 2013.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5481 modelled data in 1981.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity?
- Zimbabwe ranks 152nd out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. 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, upper 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