Children out of school, primary, male in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Children out of school, primary, male was 181,260 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children out of school, primary, male in Zimbabwe, 1998–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
In 2024, children out of school, primary, male in Zimbabwe stood at 181,260. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 12.1% on the previous year and up 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school, primary, male in Zimbabwe peaked at 181,260 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 21,887, in 2001.
That places Zimbabwe 32nd out of 177 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Children out of school, primary, male in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 157,416 | — |
| 1999 | 103,833 | -34.0% |
| 2000 | 61,472 | -40.8% |
| 2001 | 21,887 | -64.4% |
| 2002 | 52,217 | +138.6% |
| 2003 | 70,172 | +34.4% |
| 2012 | 132,617 | +89.0% |
| 2013 | 144,513 | +9.0% |
| 2014 | 150,481 | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 169,954 | +12.9% |
| 2016 | 149,568 | -12.0% |
| 2017 | 156,277 | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 154,691 | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 149,066 | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 138,593 | -7.0% |
| 2021 | 164,595 | +18.8% |
| 2022 | 145,410 | -11.7% |
| 2023 | 161,725 | +11.2% |
| 2024 | 181,260 | +12.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 130,624 | 103,833 | 157,416 | 2 |
| 2000s | 51,437 | 21,887 | 70,172 | 4 |
| 2010s | 150,896 | 132,617 | 169,954 | 8 |
| 2020s | 158,317 | 138,593 | 181,260 | 5 |
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More education data for Zimbabwe
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.8897 % change on previous year (2013)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 55,969 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 34,361 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 72,517 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 55,393 (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children out of school, primary, male in Zimbabwe?
- Children out of school, primary, male in Zimbabwe was 181,260 in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school, primary, male recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 181,260 in 2024.
- What is the lowest children out of school, primary, male recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 21,887 in 2001.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for children out of school, primary, male?
- Zimbabwe ranks 32nd out of 177 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children out of school, primary, male rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.5%. 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, male. 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.