School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index was 0.9599 GPI in 2013. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Zimbabwe, 1970–2013
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 0.9599 GPI for school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in 2013. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Zimbabwe peaked at 0.9599 GPI in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.6385 GPI, in 1972.
That places Zimbabwe 156th out of 196 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.6494 GPI | — |
| 1971 | 0.6611 GPI | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 0.6385 GPI | -3.4% |
| 1973 | 0.6662 GPI | +4.3% |
| 1974 | 0.6817 GPI | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 0.7109 GPI | +4.3% |
| 1976 | 0.7219 GPI | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 0.7435 GPI | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 0.7654 GPI | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 0.8302 GPI | +8.5% |
| 1981 | 0.7287 GPI | -12.2% |
| 1982 | 0.704 GPI | -3.4% |
| 1983 | 0.6928 GPI | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 0.684 GPI | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 0.6851 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.6816 GPI | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.7134 GPI | +4.7% |
| 1988 | 0.7248 GPI | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 0.7396 GPI | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 0.8829 GPI | +19.4% |
| 1991 | 0.7913 GPI | -10.4% |
| 1992 | 0.7909 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.803 GPI | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.8224 GPI | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.8422 GPI | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 0.8591 GPI | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.8822 GPI | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 0.8768 GPI | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.8752 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.8643 GPI | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.8787 GPI | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.9466 GPI | +7.7% |
| 2013 | 0.9599 GPI | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7069 GPI | 0.6385 GPI | 0.8302 GPI | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.706 GPI | 0.6816 GPI | 0.7396 GPI | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.8342 GPI | 0.7909 GPI | 0.8829 GPI | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.8737 GPI | 0.8643 GPI | 0.8787 GPI | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.9532 GPI | 0.9466 GPI | 0.9599 GPI | 2 |
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More education data for Zimbabwe
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0497 % change on previous year (2015)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 90,330 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 40.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Zimbabwe?
- School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Zimbabwe was 0.9599 GPI in 2013, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9599 GPI in 2013.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6385 GPI in 1972.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index?
- Zimbabwe ranks 156th out of 196 countries with data for 2013.
- Is school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in secondary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.