Children out of school, primary, female in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Children out of school, primary, female was 151,054 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children out of school, primary, female in Zimbabwe, 1998–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
In 2024, children out of school, primary, female in Zimbabwe stood at 151,054.
That represents a change of up 18.3% on the previous year and up 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school, primary, female in Zimbabwe peaked at 154,817 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 10,188, in 2001.
Zimbabwe ranks 35th of 177 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Children out of school, primary, female in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 154,817 | — |
| 1999 | 98,380 | -36.5% |
| 2000 | 54,673 | -44.4% |
| 2001 | 10,188 | -81.4% |
| 2002 | 40,088 | +293.5% |
| 2003 | 50,467 | +25.9% |
| 2012 | 105,880 | +109.8% |
| 2013 | 122,430 | +15.6% |
| 2014 | 130,509 | +6.6% |
| 2015 | 146,134 | +12.0% |
| 2016 | 133,035 | -9.0% |
| 2017 | 128,758 | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 123,909 | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 116,034 | -6.4% |
| 2020 | 111,365 | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 129,944 | +16.7% |
| 2022 | 112,810 | -13.2% |
| 2023 | 127,695 | +13.2% |
| 2024 | 151,054 | +18.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 126,598 | 98,380 | 154,817 | 2 |
| 2000s | 38,854 | 10,188 | 54,673 | 4 |
| 2010s | 125,836 | 105,880 | 146,134 | 8 |
| 2020s | 126,574 | 111,365 | 151,054 | 5 |
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More education data for Zimbabwe
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0497 % change on previous year (2015)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 90,330 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 40.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children out of school, primary, female in Zimbabwe?
- Children out of school, primary, female in Zimbabwe was 151,054 in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school, primary, female recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 154,817 in 1998.
- What is the lowest children out of school, primary, female recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,188 in 2001.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for children out of school, primary, female?
- Zimbabwe ranks 35th out of 177 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children out of school, primary, female rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.7%. 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 Children out of school, primary, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.