Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index was 1.03 index in 2024. ▲ Rising
Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Zimbabwe, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Zimbabwe is 1.03 index, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Zimbabwe peaked at 1.03 index in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.8522 index, in 1999.
That places Zimbabwe 40th out of 163 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.8522 index | — |
| 2000 | 0.8671 index | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 0.8653 index | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.8987 index | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 0.8941 index | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.9535 index | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 0.9481 index | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.9456 index | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.9634 index | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.9775 index | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.9916 index | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.9984 index | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 1.01 index | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 1.03 index | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 1.01 index | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 1.02 index | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 1.03 index | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 1.03 index | +0.0% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 1.03 index is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.02 index, 1.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 1.03 index is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.03 index, 1.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8522 index | 0.8522 index | 0.8522 index | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.8813 index | 0.8653 index | 0.8987 index | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.9735 index | 0.9456 index | 1.01 index | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.02 index | 1.01 index | 1.03 index | 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 net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Zimbabwe?
- Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Zimbabwe was 1.03 index in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 index in 2024.
- What is the lowest net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8522 index in 1999.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index?
- Zimbabwe ranks 40th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal net enrollment rates in lower secondary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.