Adolescents out of school in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Adolescents out of school was 12.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adolescents out of school in Zimbabwe, 1999–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of lower secondary school age.
Analysis
In 2024, adolescents out of school in Zimbabwe stood at 12.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.3% on the previous year and up 62.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adolescents out of school in Zimbabwe peaked at 25.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 7.9%, in 2013.
That places Zimbabwe 59th out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Adolescents out of school in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % of lower secondary school age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 19.5% | — |
| 2000 | 18.0% | -7.9% |
| 2001 | 9.5% | -47.3% |
| 2002 | 10.4% | +9.8% |
| 2003 | 15.1% | +45.6% |
| 2012 | 8.5% | -43.8% |
| 2013 | 7.9% | -7.1% |
| 2014 | 8.0% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 18.5% | +132.9% |
| 2016 | 22.5% | +21.5% |
| 2017 | 23.6% | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 25.1% | +6.1% |
| 2019 | 24.4% | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 25.2% | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 12.0% | -52.3% |
| 2022 | 17.4% | +44.7% |
| 2023 | 14.1% | -18.9% |
| 2024 | 12.9% | -8.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.5% | 19.5% | 19.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 13.2% | 9.5% | 18.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 17.3% | 7.9% | 25.1% | 8 |
| 2020s | 16.3% | 12.0% | 25.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 56 Timor-Leste 13.5% compare
- 57 Philippines 13.1% compare
- 58 Mauritius 13.0% compare
- 60 Saint Lucia 12.5% compare
- 61 Tuvalu 12.2% compare
- 62 Myanmar 10.6% compare
More education data for Zimbabwe
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 42,585 (2013)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 12,514 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 328,055 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 322,698 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 957,461 (2013)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.94 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.4866 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1767 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adolescents out of school in Zimbabwe?
- Adolescents out of school in Zimbabwe was 12.9% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest adolescents out of school recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 25.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest adolescents out of school recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.9% in 2013.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for adolescents out of school?
- Zimbabwe ranks 59th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adolescents out of school rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Adolescents out of school (% of lower secondary school age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Adolescents out of school are the percentage of lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in school.