School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9174 GPIA in 2013. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Zimbabwe, 1970–2013
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Zimbabwe is 0.9174 GPIA, measured in 2013.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Zimbabwe peaked at 0.9198 GPIA in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.6132 GPIA, in 1972.
That places Zimbabwe 187th out of 213 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6424 GPIA | 0.6132 GPIA | 0.6671 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7101 GPIA | 0.6962 GPIA | 0.7248 GPIA | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.7276 GPIA | 0.6503 GPIA | 0.8289 GPIA | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.839 GPIA | 0.8052 GPIA | 0.88 GPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.9186 GPIA | 0.9174 GPIA | 0.9198 GPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 184 Solomon Islands 0.9306 GPIA compare
- 185 Pakistan 0.9298 GPIA compare
- 186 Iraq 0.9239 GPIA compare
- 188 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.9161 GPIA compare
- 189 Mali 0.9123 GPIA compare
- 190 Mozambique 0.8931 GPIA compare
More education data for Zimbabwe
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 93.08 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 93.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Zimbabwe?
- School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Zimbabwe was 0.9174 GPIA in 2013, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9198 GPIA in 2012.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6132 GPIA in 1972.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Zimbabwe ranks 187th out of 213 countries with data for 2013.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. 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, secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release