Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 1.12 index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Zimbabwe, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
In 2025, lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Zimbabwe stood at 1.12 index. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Zimbabwe peaked at 1.12 index in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.7008 index, in 1981.
Zimbabwe ranks 30th of 164 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.7008 index | — |
| 1982 | 0.7104 index | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 0.7187 index | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 0.7266 index | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.7346 index | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.7415 index | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.7496 index | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.7571 index | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 0.7672 index | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.7772 index | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 0.7905 index | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.8057 index | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 0.8213 index | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.8361 index | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.8506 index | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 0.8657 index | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.8797 index | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 0.8916 index | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.9016 index | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.9116 index | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.9233 index | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.9344 index | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.945 index | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.96 index | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.9756 index | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.9895 index | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 1 index | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 1.01 index | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 1.03 index | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 1.03 index | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 1.04 index | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 1.06 index | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 1.07 index | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 1.08 index | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 1.09 index | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 1.1 index | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 1.1 index | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 1.1 index | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.1 index | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 1.11 index | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 1.11 index | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 1.12 index | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 1.12 index | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 1.12 index | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 1.12 index | +0.2% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 1.12 index is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.09 index, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 1.12 index is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.05 index, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.7341 index | 0.7008 index | 0.7672 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.842 index | 0.7772 index | 0.9016 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9679 index | 0.9116 index | 1.03 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.08 index | 1.03 index | 1.1 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.12 index | 1.11 index | 1.12 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More gender data for Zimbabwe
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 6,958 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.695 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 11,652 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 11,652 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.58 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 239,901 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 244,202 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 236,403 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 240,452 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 234,239 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Zimbabwe?
- Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Zimbabwe was 1.12 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 1.12 index in 2025.
- What is the lowest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7008 index in 1981.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Zimbabwe ranks 30th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal lower secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.