Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both was 49.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Zimbabwe, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Zimbabwe stood at 49.0%. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and down 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Zimbabwe peaked at 63.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 49.0%, in 2014.
That places Zimbabwe 40th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 63.5% | — |
| 2001 | 62.9% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 62.1% | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 61.5% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 60.3% | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 58.2% | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 56.4% | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 55.2% | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 53.9% | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 52.6% | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 51.4% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 50.5% | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 50.2% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 49.8% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 49.0% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 62.2% | +26.9% |
| 2016 | 60.2% | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 59.7% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 61.8% | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 63.9% | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 63.0% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 50.7% | -19.5% |
| 2022 | 51.0% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 50.9% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 50.3% | -1.2% |
| 2025 | 49.0% | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 58.7% | 52.6% | 63.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.9% | 49.0% | 63.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.5% | 49.0% | 63.0% | 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both in Zimbabwe?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Zimbabwe was 49.0% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 63.9% in 2019.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.0% in 2014.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both?
- Zimbabwe ranks 40th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.2%. 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release