Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary was 0.9722 GPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Zimbabwe, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 0.9722 GPIA for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Zimbabwe peaked at 0.9887 GPIA in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.9656 GPIA, in 2023.
That places Zimbabwe 79th out of 169 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.9699 GPIA | — |
| 2013 | 0.9887 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.9823 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.9681 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.9822 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.9823 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9798 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.9699 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9723 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.9668 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.9777 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9656 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 0.9722 GPIA | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.9779 GPIA | 0.9681 GPIA | 0.9887 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.9709 GPIA | 0.9656 GPIA | 0.9777 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 one year before the official primary in Zimbabwe?
- Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Zimbabwe was 0.9722 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9887 GPIA in 2013.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9656 GPIA in 2023.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary?
- Zimbabwe ranks 79th out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 one year before the official primary entry 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