Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper was 0.9723 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Zimbabwe, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Zimbabwe is 0.9723 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Zimbabwe peaked at 1.55 GPIA in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.9723 GPIA, in 2024.
Zimbabwe ranks 58th of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.26 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 1.24 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 1.26 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 1.23 GPIA | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 1.19 GPIA | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 1.55 GPIA | +29.8% |
| 2013 | 1.19 GPIA | -23.0% |
| 2014 | 1.18 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 1.2 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 1.15 GPIA | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 1.12 GPIA | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 1.09 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 1.07 GPIA | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 1.01 GPIA | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 1.03 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 1.01 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.9896 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 0.9723 GPIA | -1.7% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 0.9723 GPIA is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9123 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 0.9723 GPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9365 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +29.8% | 1.19 GPIA | 1.55 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.26 GPIA | 1.26 GPIA | 1.26 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.23 GPIA | 1.19 GPIA | 1.26 GPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 1.19 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 1.55 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 1 GPIA | 0.9723 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 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 rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Zimbabwe?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Zimbabwe was 0.9723 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 1.55 GPIA in 2012.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9723 GPIA in 2024.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
- Zimbabwe ranks 58th out of 175 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.8%. 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 rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release