School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) was 0.9611 GPI in 2013. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Zimbabwe, 1983–2013
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2013, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Zimbabwe stood at 0.9611 GPI. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Zimbabwe peaked at 0.9611 GPI in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.8761 GPI, in 1984.
That places Zimbabwe 140th out of 175 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 0.8892 GPI | — |
| 1984 | 0.8761 GPI | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 0.8829 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.9233 GPI | +4.6% |
| 1999 | 0.9309 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.9346 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.9316 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.9341 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.9398 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.9565 GPI | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.9611 GPI | +0.5% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 0.9611 GPI is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9957 GPI, 97% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 0.9611 GPI is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9378 GPI, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.8827 GPI | 0.8761 GPI | 0.8892 GPI | 3 |
| 1990s | 0.9271 GPI | 0.9233 GPI | 0.9309 GPI | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.935 GPI | 0.9316 GPI | 0.9398 GPI | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.9588 GPI | 0.9565 GPI | 0.9611 GPI | 2 |
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 school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Zimbabwe?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Zimbabwe was 0.9611 GPI in 2013, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9611 GPI in 2013.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8761 GPI in 1984.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index?
- Zimbabwe ranks 140th out of 175 countries with data for 2013.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. 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 to tertiary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.