Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe: Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index was 0.6357 index in 2025. β–² Rising

Latest (2025)
0.6357 index
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
152nd
of 164 countries
All-time high
0.7222 index
in 2013
All-time low
0.5481 index
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025

Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Zimbabwe, 1981–2025

00.20.40.60.81981200320251981: 0.548 index1982: 0.552 index1983: 0.556 index1984: 0.553 index1985: 0.561 index1986: 0.563 index1987: 0.57 index1988: 0.579 index1989: 0.597 index1990: 0.612 index1991: 0.623 index1992: 0.637 index1993: 0.644 index1994: 0.648 index1995: 0.644 index1996: 0.639 index1997: 0.628 index1998: 0.623 index1999: 0.629 index2000: 0.642 index2001: 0.654 index2002: 0.658 index2003: 0.662 index2004: 0.658 index2005: 0.662 index2006: 0.663 index2007: 0.665 index2008: 0.674 index2009: 0.681 index2010: 0.696 index2011: 0.705 index2012: 0.721 index2013: 0.722 index2014: 0.708 index2015: 0.691 index2016: 0.679 index2017: 0.664 index2018: 0.648 index2019: 0.629 index2020: 0.618 index2021: 0.621 index2022: 0.623 index2023: 0.63 index2024: 0.635 index2025: 0.636 index

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.

Analysis

In 2025, upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Zimbabwe stood at 0.6357 index.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Zimbabwe peaked at 0.7222 index in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.5481 index, in 1981.

Zimbabwe ranks 152nd of 164 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.5642 index 0.5481 index 0.597 index 9
1990s 0.6329 index 0.6123 index 0.6479 index 10
2000s 0.662 index 0.6422 index 0.6814 index 10
2010s 0.6864 index 0.6292 index 0.7222 index 10
2020s 0.627 index 0.6178 index 0.6357 index 6

Countries ranked near Zimbabwe

  1. 149 Guinea-Bissau 0.6676 index compare
  2. 150 Guinea 0.6502 index compare
  3. 151 Mozambique 0.6371 index compare
  4. 153 Cote d'Ivoire 0.629 index compare
  5. 154 Afghanistan 0.627 index compare
  6. 155 Sierra Leone 0.6247 index compare

See the full ranking of 164 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Zimbabwe?
Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Zimbabwe was 0.6357 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Zimbabwe?
The highest recorded value was 0.7222 index in 2013.
What is the lowest upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Zimbabwe?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5481 index in 1981.
How does Zimbabwe rank for upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index?
Zimbabwe ranks 152nd out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
Is upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. 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 Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Upper secondary completion rate, 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
164 places, 7,240 data points, 1981–2025
Last refreshed

An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal upper secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.