Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index was 1.01 GPI in 2013. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Zimbabwe, 1982–2013
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2013, total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Zimbabwe stood at 1.01 GPI.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Zimbabwe peaked at 1.03 GPI in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.9524 GPI, in 1982.
Zimbabwe ranks 58th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 0.9524 GPI | — |
| 1984 | 0.9801 GPI | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 0.9727 GPI | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 1.03 GPI | +5.5% |
| 1999 | 1.02 GPI | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 1.01 GPI | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 1.01 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 1.01 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 1.01 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 1.01 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 1.01 GPI | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9684 GPI | 0.9524 GPI | 0.9801 GPI | 3 |
| 1990s | 1.02 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 1.03 GPI | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.01 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 4 |
| 2010s | 1.01 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 2 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
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 total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Zimbabwe?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Zimbabwe was 1.01 GPI in 2013, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 GPI in 1998.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9524 GPI in 1982.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index?
- Zimbabwe ranks 58th out of 189 countries with data for 2013.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. 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 Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female total net enrolment rate for primary to the male total net enrolment rate for primary. 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.