Survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender was 1.07 GPIA in 2019. ▲ Rising
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender in Zimbabwe, 1983–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender in Zimbabwe is 1.07 GPIA, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender in Zimbabwe peaked at 1.07 GPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.8839 GPIA, in 1983.
That places Zimbabwe 24th out of 164 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 0.8839 GPIA | — |
| 1998 | 0.9888 GPIA | +11.9% |
| 2001 | 1.02 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 1.04 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 1.05 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 1.07 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 1.07 GPIA | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.8839 GPIA | 0.8839 GPIA | 0.8839 GPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.9888 GPIA | 0.9888 GPIA | 0.9888 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.02 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.06 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 6 |
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 survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender in Zimbabwe?
- Survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender in Zimbabwe was 1.07 GPIA in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 1.07 GPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8839 GPIA in 1983.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender?
- Zimbabwe ranks 24th out of 164 countries with data for 2019.
- Is survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. 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 Survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release