Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 18.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Zimbabwe, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 18.5% for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.1% on the previous year and down 36.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Zimbabwe peaked at 31.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 18.5%, in 2025.
Zimbabwe ranks 54th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 31.6% | — |
| 2001 | 30.3% | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 28.5% | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 26.6% | -6.7% |
| 2004 | 25.2% | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 24.9% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 23.7% | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 21.4% | -9.7% |
| 2008 | 20.4% | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 21.2% | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 21.8% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 21.0% | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 19.7% | -6.2% |
| 2013 | 19.3% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 20.9% | +8.3% |
| 2015 | 29.1% | +39.2% |
| 2016 | 30.1% | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 30.8% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 30.8% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 30.8% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 31.1% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 22.6% | -27.3% |
| 2022 | 22.3% | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 21.3% | -4.5% |
| 2024 | 19.3% | -9.4% |
| 2025 | 18.5% | -4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.4% | 20.4% | 31.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.4% | 19.3% | 30.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.5% | 18.5% | 31.1% | 6 |
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 of lower secondary school age in Zimbabwe?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Zimbabwe was 18.5% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 31.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.5% in 2025.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Zimbabwe ranks 54th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.4%. 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 rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release