WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) vs Zimbabwe: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
16.9%
in 2025
Zimbabwe
50.2%
in 2024
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank
30th
Zimbabwe rank
31st
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes over time
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 50.2% against 16.9% in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), a difference of 33.3%.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 3.0 times WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)'s.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 30th and Zimbabwe ranks 31st of 39 groups.
Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.1% | 60.4% | 24.3% | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 20.7% | 47.1% | 26.4% | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 17.4% | 50.8% | 33.5% | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes, WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 50.2% against 16.9% in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes between WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) and Zimbabwe?
- 33.3%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) and Zimbabwe?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) and Zimbabwe rank globally for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 30th and Zimbabwe ranks 31st of 39 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release