School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) was 1.01 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.01 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
58th
of 215 countries
All-time high
1.01 GPIA
in 2023
All-time low
0.7913 GPIA
in 1979
Years of data
44
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Zimbabwe, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Zimbabwe is 1.01 GPIA, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Zimbabwe peaked at 1.01 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.7913 GPIA, in 1979.
Zimbabwe ranks 58th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.8188 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.8187 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.8116 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 0.8105 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.8173 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.8281 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 0.8331 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 0.8454 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 0.8314 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 0.7913 GPIA | -4.8% |
| 1981 | 0.9727 GPIA | +22.9% |
| 1982 | 0.9664 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.9815 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 0.9683 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 0.9649 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.9671 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.963 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.9491 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 0.9564 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.9681 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.9466 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 0.9693 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.9304 GPIA | -4.0% |
| 1996 | 0.9418 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.9573 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 0.9642 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.967 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.9705 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.9758 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.9803 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.9861 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.9831 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.981 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9808 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9807 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9854 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.9927 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.9962 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.9974 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.4% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 1.01 GPIA is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9807 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 1.01 GPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9709 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8206 GPIA | 0.7913 GPIA | 0.8454 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9655 GPIA | 0.9491 GPIA | 0.9815 GPIA | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.954 GPIA | 0.9304 GPIA | 0.9693 GPIA | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.976 GPIA | 0.967 GPIA | 0.9861 GPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.9872 GPIA | 0.9807 GPIA | 0.9974 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.01 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More education data for Zimbabwe
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1767 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Zimbabwe?
- School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Zimbabwe was 1.01 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7913 GPIA in 1979.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Zimbabwe ranks 58th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. 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 School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release