Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Share of children who are not in pre-primary school was 43.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Zimbabwe, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Zimbabwe is 43.5%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and down 27.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Zimbabwe peaked at 60.8% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 41.9%, in 2022.
Zimbabwe ranks 35th of 179 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 53.1% | 47.4% | 60.8% | 8 |
| 2020s | 43.3% | 41.9% | 44.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 32 Micronesia (country) 45.3% compare
- 33 Sao Tome and Principe 45.2% compare
- 34 Botswana 44.1% compare
- 36 East Timor 41.1% compare
- 37 Honduras 40.9% compare
- 38 Iran 40.2% compare
More education data for Zimbabwe
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 40.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 93.1% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 90,330 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 3.67 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 93.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Zimbabwe?
- Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Zimbabwe was 43.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who are not in pre-primary school recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 60.8% in 2013.
- What is the lowest share of children who are not in pre-primary school recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.9% in 2022.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for share of children who are not in pre-primary school?
- Zimbabwe ranks 35th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children who are not in pre-primary school rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Share of children who are not in pre-primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children one year before the official primary entry age (typically age 5) not enrolled in pre-primary education, expressed as a percentage of all children in that age group.