Share of children out of school — all countries

Share of children out of school — Zimbabwe

Share of children out of school in Zimbabwe in 2024 — 10.52%. Ranked 90 in the world out of 120. Since 1982, the indicator has risen by 10.38 pp.

2024 10.52% +1.39 pp vs 2023
World rank 90of 120
Period maximum 19.44%2017
Period minimum 0.14%1982

Trend over time

1982–2024 · % of primary school-age children

Share of children out of school — Zimbabwe, 1982–2024051015201982198719921997200220072012201720221982: 0.14%1998: 13.51%1999: 8.94%2000: 5.29%2001: 1.48%2002: 4.29%2003: 5.61%2012: 8.49%2013: 9.94%2014: 10.38%2015: 18.75%2016: 17.69%2017: 19.44%2018: 18.76%2019: 18.38%2020: 16.91%2021: 9.43%2022: 8.17%2023: 9.14%2024: 10.52%
Change over the period: +10.38 pp Annual average: 0.25 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe 10.52%
Share of children out of school — Zimbabwe, by year Zimbabwe All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 10.52 +1.39 pp
2023 9.14 +0.96 pp
2022 8.17 −1.25 pp
2021 9.43 −7.49 pp
2020 16.91 −1.47 pp
2019 18.38 −0.38 pp
2018 18.76 −0.68 pp
2017 19.44 +1.76 pp
2016 17.69 −1.06 pp
2015 18.75 +8.37 pp
2014 10.38 +0.44 pp
2013 9.94 +1.45 pp
2012 8.49
2003 5.61 +1.32 pp
2002 4.29 +2.81 pp
2001 1.48 −3.81 pp
2000 5.29 −3.65 pp
1999 8.94 −4.57 pp
1998 13.51
1982 0.14

About the indicator

The share of children of primary school age not attending school. Unlike the absolute count, the indicator speaks to the state of the education system in a country, and it shows that the task does not reduce to poverty: at comparable income the shares differ severalfold, and the highest values come from countries where schooling is obstructed by conflict or by a nomadic way of life.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by the number of children aged 0–14: total population is the wrong weight here — the share of children differs fourfold across countries.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.