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. ▲ 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
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.
Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.5481 index | — |
| 1982 | 0.5515 index | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.556 index | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.5528 index | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.5607 index | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 0.5628 index | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.5696 index | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.5791 index | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 0.597 index | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 0.6123 index | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 0.6233 index | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 0.6371 index | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 0.6442 index | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.6479 index | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.6444 index | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.6391 index | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.628 index | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 0.6234 index | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.6291 index | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.6422 index | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.654 index | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.6576 index | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.6617 index | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.6575 index | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.6625 index | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.6633 index | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.6649 index | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.6745 index | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.6814 index | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.6963 index | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.705 index | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.7212 index | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.7222 index | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.7083 index | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.6914 index | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.6787 index | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.6639 index | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.6476 index | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.6292 index | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 0.6178 index | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.6205 index | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.6234 index | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.6299 index | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.6346 index | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 0.6357 index | +0.2% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 0.6357 index is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.04 index, 61% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 0.6357 index is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9431 index, 67% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 149 Guinea-Bissau 0.6676 index compare
- 150 Guinea 0.6502 index compare
- 151 Mozambique 0.6371 index compare
- 153 Cote d'Ivoire 0.629 index compare
- 154 Afghanistan 0.627 index compare
- 155 Sierra Leone 0.6247 index compare
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 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
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.