School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index was 0.951 GPI in 2013. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Zimbabwe, 1970–2013
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2013, school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Zimbabwe stood at 0.951 GPI. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Zimbabwe peaked at 0.951 GPI in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.6385 GPI, in 1972.
Zimbabwe ranks 150th of 195 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.6494 GPI | — |
| 1971 | 0.6611 GPI | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 0.6385 GPI | -3.4% |
| 1973 | 0.6662 GPI | +4.3% |
| 1974 | 0.6817 GPI | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 0.7109 GPI | +4.3% |
| 1976 | 0.7219 GPI | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 0.7435 GPI | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 0.7654 GPI | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 0.8302 GPI | +8.5% |
| 1981 | 0.7287 GPI | -12.2% |
| 1982 | 0.704 GPI | -3.4% |
| 1983 | 0.6928 GPI | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 0.684 GPI | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 0.6851 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.6816 GPI | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.7134 GPI | +4.7% |
| 1988 | 0.7248 GPI | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 0.7396 GPI | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 0.8829 GPI | +19.4% |
| 1991 | 0.7913 GPI | -10.4% |
| 1992 | 0.7909 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.803 GPI | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.8224 GPI | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.8422 GPI | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 0.8591 GPI | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.8721 GPI | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.8663 GPI | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.8637 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.854 GPI | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.8697 GPI | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.9373 GPI | +7.8% |
| 2013 | 0.951 GPI | +1.5% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 0.951 GPI is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9975 GPI, 95% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 0.951 GPI is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9023 GPI, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7069 GPI | 0.6385 GPI | 0.8302 GPI | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.706 GPI | 0.6816 GPI | 0.7396 GPI | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.833 GPI | 0.7909 GPI | 0.8829 GPI | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.8634 GPI | 0.854 GPI | 0.8697 GPI | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.9441 GPI | 0.9373 GPI | 0.951 GPI | 2 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More reference data data for Zimbabwe
- 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)
- Political opposition, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament and government, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Global number of reported disasters by size, gaps filled 0 events (2024)
- Annual precipitation, annual growth rate 122.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Free country, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, gaps filled 5 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Zimbabwe?
- School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Zimbabwe was 0.951 GPI in 2013, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.951 GPI in 2013.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6385 GPI in 1972.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index?
- Zimbabwe ranks 150th out of 195 countries with data for 2013.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. 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, secondary, 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.