Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both was 865,257 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Zimbabwe, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 865,257 for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in 2024.
That represents a change of up 4.3% on the previous year and up 49.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Zimbabwe peaked at 956,438 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 185,185, in 2012.
That places Zimbabwe 34th out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 926,324 | — |
| 2000 | 956,438 | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 877,343 | -8.3% |
| 2002 | 902,840 | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 932,061 | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 185,185 | -80.1% |
| 2013 | 572,632 | +209.2% |
| 2014 | 579,269 | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 556,468 | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 640,019 | +15.0% |
| 2017 | 676,856 | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 733,388 | +8.4% |
| 2019 | 742,449 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 773,175 | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 797,606 | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 835,638 | +4.8% |
| 2023 | 829,656 | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 865,257 | +4.3% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 865,257 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 371,046, 2.3× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 865,257 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 741,414, 1.2× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Zimbabwe changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +209.2% | 185,185 | 572,632 |
| 2012 | -80.1% | 932,061 | 185,185 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 926,324 | 926,324 | 926,324 | 1 |
| 2000s | 917,170 | 877,343 | 956,438 | 4 |
| 2010s | 585,783 | 185,185 | 742,449 | 8 |
| 2020s | 820,266 | 773,175 | 865,257 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
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 out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Zimbabwe?
- Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Zimbabwe was 865,257 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 956,438 in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 185,185 in 2012.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both?
- Zimbabwe ranks 34th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.4%. 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, published as part of Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release