Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted was 0.8429 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Zimbabwe, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Zimbabwe is 0.8429 GPIA, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.6% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Zimbabwe peaked at 0.9734 GPIA in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.4674 GPIA, in 2001.
Zimbabwe ranks 136th of 180 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.9734 GPIA | — |
| 1999 | 0.9461 GPIA | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 0.895 GPIA | -5.4% |
| 2001 | 0.4674 GPIA | -47.8% |
| 2002 | 0.7709 GPIA | +64.9% |
| 2003 | 0.723 GPIA | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 0.7933 GPIA | +9.7% |
| 2013 | 0.8524 GPIA | +7.5% |
| 2014 | 0.8737 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 0.8989 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 0.9274 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 0.8883 GPIA | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 0.8819 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.8712 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.8931 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 0.7972 GPIA | -10.7% |
| 2022 | 0.7837 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.7981 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 0.8429 GPIA | +5.6% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 0.8429 GPIA is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9813 GPIA, 86% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 0.8429 GPIA is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9878 GPIA, 85% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +64.9% | 0.4674 GPIA | 0.7709 GPIA |
| 2001 | -47.8% | 0.895 GPIA | 0.4674 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9597 GPIA | 0.9461 GPIA | 0.9734 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.7141 GPIA | 0.4674 GPIA | 0.895 GPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.8734 GPIA | 0.7933 GPIA | 0.9274 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.823 GPIA | 0.7837 GPIA | 0.8931 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 children of primary school age, adjusted in Zimbabwe?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Zimbabwe was 0.8429 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9734 GPIA in 1998.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4674 GPIA in 2001.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted?
- Zimbabwe ranks 136th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. 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 rate for children of primary 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