School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index (GPI) in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index (GPI) was 0.9745 GPI in 2013. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Zimbabwe, 1970–2013
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 0.9745 GPI for school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in 2013.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Zimbabwe peaked at 1 GPI in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.8219 GPI, in 1970.
Zimbabwe ranks 129th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index (GPI) in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.8219 GPI | — |
| 1971 | 0.8304 GPI | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 0.8295 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.8323 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.8409 GPI | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 0.8516 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 0.8602 GPI | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.8761 GPI | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 0.8807 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.8774 GPI | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 0.9301 GPI | +6.0% |
| 1982 | 0.9246 GPI | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.9376 GPI | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.9342 GPI | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.9502 GPI | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 0.9592 GPI | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.9752 GPI | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 0.9823 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.9934 GPI | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 1 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.9758 GPI | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 0.9956 GPI | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.9811 GPI | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.9806 GPI | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.976 GPI | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.974 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.9728 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.9724 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.9758 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.9775 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.9767 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9745 GPI | -0.2% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 0.9745 GPI is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9784 GPI, 100% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 0.9745 GPI is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9648 GPI, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8501 GPI | 0.8219 GPI | 0.8807 GPI | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9541 GPI | 0.9246 GPI | 0.9934 GPI | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.9834 GPI | 0.974 GPI | 1 GPI | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.9746 GPI | 0.9724 GPI | 0.9775 GPI | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.9756 GPI | 0.9745 GPI | 0.9767 GPI | 2 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More reference data data for Zimbabwe
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.1903 (2026)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.2726 (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.8086 (2026)
- Country level monthly temperature anomalies -0.5886 (2026)
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 58,959 (2026)
- Exchange rate, old LCU per USD extended forward, period average 58,959 (2026)
- Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average 58,959 (2026)
- Urban area long term, annual growth rate 1.8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban area long term, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban area long term, per capita 0.0002 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Zimbabwe?
- School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Zimbabwe was 0.9745 GPI in 2013, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 1 GPI in 1990.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8219 GPI in 1970.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index?
- Zimbabwe ranks 129th out of 197 countries with data for 2013.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. 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, 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.