Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female was 10.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Zimbabwe, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Zimbabwe stood at 10.9%.
That represents a change of up 4.8% on the previous year and up 29.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Zimbabwe peaked at 13.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 7.6%, in 2018.
Zimbabwe ranks 60th 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 children of primary school age, female in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.2% | — |
| 2001 | 12.2% | -7.6% |
| 2002 | 11.6% | -4.9% |
| 2003 | 11.3% | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 10.8% | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 10.0% | -7.4% |
| 2006 | 9.5% | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 9.6% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 9.8% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 9.5% | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 8.9% | -6.3% |
| 2011 | 8.7% | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 8.8% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 8.9% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 8.7% | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 8.4% | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 8.1% | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 7.8% | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 7.6% | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 7.7% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 8.2% | +6.5% |
| 2021 | 8.7% | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 9.2% | +5.7% |
| 2023 | 9.7% | +5.4% |
| 2024 | 10.4% | +7.2% |
| 2025 | 10.9% | +4.8% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 10.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.0%, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 10.9% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 18.2%, 60% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.8% | 9.5% | 13.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.4% | 7.6% | 8.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.5% | 8.2% | 10.9% | 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 children of primary school age, female in Zimbabwe?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Zimbabwe was 10.9% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 13.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.6% in 2018.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female?
- Zimbabwe ranks 60th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.8%. 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 children of primary school age, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release