Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index was 1.01 index in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Zimbabwe, 1970–2024
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 life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Zimbabwe is 1.01 index, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Zimbabwe peaked at 1.01 index in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.7913 index, in 1979.
That places Zimbabwe 58th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.8188 index | — |
| 1971 | 0.8187 index | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.8116 index | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 0.8105 index | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.8173 index | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.8281 index | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 0.8331 index | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 0.8454 index | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 0.8314 index | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 0.7913 index | -4.8% |
| 1981 | 0.9727 index | +22.9% |
| 1982 | 0.9664 index | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.9815 index | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 0.9683 index | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 0.9649 index | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.9671 index | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.963 index | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.9491 index | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 0.9564 index | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.9681 index | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.9466 index | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 0.9693 index | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.9304 index | -4.0% |
| 1996 | 0.9418 index | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.9573 index | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 0.9642 index | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.967 index | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.9705 index | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.9758 index | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.9803 index | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.9861 index | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.9831 index | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.981 index | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9808 index | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9807 index | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9854 index | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.9927 index | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.9962 index | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.9974 index | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.01 index | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 1.01 index | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.01 index | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.01 index | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 1.01 index | -0.4% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 1.01 index is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9807 index, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 1.01 index is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9709 index, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8206 index | 0.7913 index | 0.8454 index | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9655 index | 0.9491 index | 0.9815 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.954 index | 0.9304 index | 0.9693 index | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.976 index | 0.967 index | 0.9861 index | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.9872 index | 0.9807 index | 0.9974 index | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.01 index | 1.01 index | 1.01 index | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More health data for Zimbabwe
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.39 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 874.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4,457 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.9632 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0689 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9673 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Zimbabwe?
- Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Zimbabwe was 1.01 index in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 index in 2023.
- What is the lowest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7913 index in 1979.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Zimbabwe ranks 58th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. 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 life expectancy, 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 equality in the expected number of years a child of school entrance age is likely to spend in primary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.