Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male was 11.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in Zimbabwe, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in Zimbabwe is 11.4%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 12.4% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in Zimbabwe peaked at 20.6% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2001.
Zimbabwe ranks 51st of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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, male in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 13.7% | — |
| 1999 | 9.2% | -32.9% |
| 2000 | 5.6% | -39.3% |
| 2001 | 2.0% | -63.9% |
| 2002 | 4.8% | +140.6% |
| 2003 | 6.5% | +34.3% |
| 2012 | 9.5% | +45.5% |
| 2013 | 10.7% | +13.3% |
| 2014 | 11.1% | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 19.7% | +78.2% |
| 2016 | 18.3% | -7.1% |
| 2017 | 20.6% | +12.2% |
| 2018 | 19.9% | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 19.6% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 17.9% | -9.0% |
| 2021 | 10.5% | -41.3% |
| 2022 | 9.2% | -12.6% |
| 2023 | 10.2% | +10.9% |
| 2024 | 11.4% | +12.4% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 11.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 8.6%, 1.3× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 11.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 19.2%, 59% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male 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 | +140.6% | 2.0% | 4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.4% | 9.2% | 13.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 4.7% | 2.0% | 6.5% | 4 |
| 2010s | 16.2% | 9.5% | 20.6% | 8 |
| 2020s | 11.8% | 9.2% | 17.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 48 Kuwait 12.1% compare
- 49 Côte d'Ivoire 12.0% compare
- 50 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 11.7% compare
- 52 Belize 11.1% compare
- 53 Maldives 11.1% compare
- 54 Macau, China 10.9% compare
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, male in Zimbabwe?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in Zimbabwe was 11.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 20.6% in 2017.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2001.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male?
- Zimbabwe ranks 51st out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release