Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and was 621,017 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Zimbabwe, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 621,017 for out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in 2024. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 7.3% on the previous year and up 53.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Zimbabwe peaked at 621,017 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 188,956, in 2012.
That places Zimbabwe 31st out of 171 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 478,006 | — |
| 2000 | 455,783 | -4.6% |
| 2001 | 377,714 | -17.1% |
| 2002 | 429,323 | +13.7% |
| 2003 | 471,291 | +9.8% |
| 2012 | 188,956 | -59.9% |
| 2013 | 394,761 | +108.9% |
| 2014 | 405,754 | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 412,697 | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 440,384 | +6.7% |
| 2017 | 470,611 | +6.9% |
| 2018 | 500,707 | +6.4% |
| 2019 | 505,651 | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 521,755 | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 557,091 | +6.8% |
| 2022 | 560,228 | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 579,028 | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 621,017 | +7.3% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 621,017 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 259,138, 2.4× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 621,017 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 586,935, 1.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and 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 | +108.9% | 188,956 | 394,761 |
| 2012 | -59.9% | 471,291 | 188,956 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 478,006 | 478,006 | 478,006 | 1 |
| 2000s | 433,528 | 377,714 | 471,291 | 4 |
| 2010s | 414,940 | 188,956 | 505,651 | 8 |
| 2020s | 567,824 | 521,755 | 621,017 | 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 children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Zimbabwe?
- Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Zimbabwe was 621,017 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 621,017 in 2024.
- What is the lowest out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 188,956 in 2012.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and?
- Zimbabwe ranks 31st out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release