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

Latest (2025)
1.08 index
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
34th
of 165 countries
All-time high
1.08 index
in 2025
All-time low
0.9208 index
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025

Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Zimbabwe, 1981–2025

00.250.50.7511981200320251981: 0.921 index1982: 0.925 index1983: 0.928 index1984: 0.931 index1985: 0.934 index1986: 0.938 index1987: 0.942 index1988: 0.946 index1989: 0.95 index1990: 0.955 index1991: 0.962 index1992: 0.969 index1993: 0.977 index1994: 0.984 index1995: 0.992 index1996: 0.997 index1997: 1 index1998: 1 index1999: 1 index2000: 1 index2001: 1 index2002: 1 index2003: 1 index2004: 1 index2005: 1 index2006: 1.1 index2007: 1.1 index2008: 1.1 index2009: 1.1 index2010: 1.1 index2011: 1.1 index2012: 1.1 index2013: 1.1 index2014: 1.1 index2015: 1.1 index2016: 1.1 index2017: 1.1 index2018: 1.1 index2019: 1.1 index2020: 1.1 index2021: 1.1 index2022: 1.1 index2023: 1.1 index2024: 1.1 index2025: 1.1 index

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 31 Bhutan 1.09 index compare
  2. 32 Suriname 1.09 index compare
  3. 33 Belize 1.09 index compare
  4. 35 Cameroon 1.08 index compare
  5. 36 Nauru 1.07 index compare
  6. 37 Laos 1.07 index compare

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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

Indicator
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index
Unit
index
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
165 places, 7,390 data points, 1981–2025
Last refreshed

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.