School life expectancy, primary … tertiary adjusted GPIA gender in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: School life expectancy, primary … tertiary adjusted GPIA gender was 0.9527 GPIA in 2013. ▬ Flat
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Zimbabwe, 1983–2013
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2013, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Zimbabwe stood at 0.9527 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Zimbabwe peaked at 0.9527 GPIA in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.8841 GPIA, in 1992.
That places Zimbabwe 150th out of 179 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the bottom quarter.
School life expectancy, primary … tertiary adjusted GPIA gender in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 0.9306 GPIA | — |
| 1984 | 0.9092 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 1986 | 0.8939 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.8841 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.9019 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.9145 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.9202 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.9286 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.9405 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.9527 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9527 GPIA | +0.0% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 0.9527 GPIA is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.01 GPIA, 95% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 0.9527 GPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9527 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9112 GPIA | 0.8939 GPIA | 0.9306 GPIA | 3 |
| 1990s | 0.893 GPIA | 0.8841 GPIA | 0.9019 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.926 GPIA | 0.9145 GPIA | 0.9405 GPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.9527 GPIA | 0.9527 GPIA | 0.9527 GPIA | 2 |
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 to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Zimbabwe?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Zimbabwe was 0.9527 GPIA in 2013, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9527 GPIA in 2013.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8841 GPIA in 1992.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity?
- Zimbabwe ranks 150th out of 179 countries with data for 2013.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release