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 17.0% 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
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Zimbabwe is 17.0%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 41.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Zimbabwe peaked at 32.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 17.0%, in 2025.
Zimbabwe ranks 57th 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 | 32.6% | — |
| 2001 | 31.1% | -4.6% |
| 2002 | 28.9% | -7.1% |
| 2003 | 26.6% | -8.0% |
| 2004 | 24.9% | -6.4% |
| 2005 | 24.4% | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 23.4% | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 21.3% | -9.0% |
| 2008 | 20.0% | -6.1% |
| 2009 | 20.3% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 20.7% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 20.1% | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 18.8% | -6.5% |
| 2013 | 18.3% | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 19.5% | +6.6% |
| 2015 | 28.8% | +47.7% |
| 2016 | 29.6% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 30.1% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 29.8% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 29.3% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 29.5% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 20.7% | -29.8% |
| 2022 | 20.1% | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 19.3% | -4.0% |
| 2024 | 17.6% | -8.8% |
| 2025 | 17.0% | -3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.4% | 20.0% | 32.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.5% | 18.3% | 30.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.7% | 17.0% | 29.5% | 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 17.0% 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 32.6% 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 17.0% in 2025.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Zimbabwe ranks 57th 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 41.0%. 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, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release