Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 1.08 index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Primary 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
The most recent figure for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Zimbabwe is 1.08 index, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Zimbabwe peaked at 1.08 index in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.9208 index, in 1981.
Zimbabwe ranks 34th of 165 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.935 index | 0.9208 index | 0.9503 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.9857 index | 0.9553 index | 1.01 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.04 index | 1.02 index | 1.07 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.07 index | 1.07 index | 1.07 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.08 index | 1.07 index | 1.08 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More gender data for Zimbabwe
- 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)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 238,280 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 230,913 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 234,853 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 226,278 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 230,049 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Zimbabwe?
- Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Zimbabwe was 1.08 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 1.08 index in 2025.
- What is the lowest primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9208 index in 1981.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Zimbabwe ranks 34th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. 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 Primary 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 primary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.