Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female was 48.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Zimbabwe, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Zimbabwe is 48.9%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 26.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Zimbabwe peaked at 68.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 48.9%, in 2025.
Zimbabwe ranks 39th of 206 countries on this measure, 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, female in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 68.1% | — |
| 2001 | 67.4% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 66.8% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 66.4% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 65.1% | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 62.7% | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 60.5% | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 59.1% | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 57.6% | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 56.2% | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 54.9% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 53.8% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 53.1% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 52.4% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 51.4% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 66.2% | +28.8% |
| 2016 | 64.3% | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 63.3% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 65.0% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 67.1% | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 65.9% | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 51.0% | -22.6% |
| 2022 | 51.1% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 50.9% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 50.2% | -1.4% |
| 2025 | 48.9% | -2.6% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 48.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 35.0%, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 48.9% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 51.9%, 94% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +28.8% | 51.4% | 66.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 63.0% | 56.2% | 68.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.1% | 51.4% | 67.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.0% | 48.9% | 65.9% | 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 youth of upper secondary school age, female in Zimbabwe?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Zimbabwe was 48.9% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 68.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.9% in 2025.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female?
- Zimbabwe ranks 39th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.1%. 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, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release