Children out of school — all countries

Children out of school — Zimbabwe

Children out of school in Zimbabwe in 2024 — 332,314 people. Ranked 105 in the world out of 120. Since 1982, the indicator has risen by 14,991.5%.

2024 332,314 people +14.82% vs 2023
World rank 105of 120
Period maximum 332,314 people2024
Period minimum 2,202 people1982

Trend over time

1982–2024 · people

Children out of school — Zimbabwe, 1982–20240100,000200,000300,000400,0001982198719921997200220072012201720221982: 2,202 people1998: 312,233 people1999: 202,213 people2000: 116,145 people2001: 32,075 people2002: 92,305 people2003: 120,639 people2012: 238,497 people2013: 266,943 people2014: 280,990 people2015: 316,088 people2016: 282,603 people2017: 285,035 people2018: 278,600 people2019: 265,100 people2020: 249,958 people2021: 294,539 people2022: 258,220 people2023: 289,420 people2024: 332,314 people
Change over the period: +330,112 (+14,991.46%) Average annual rate: 12.69 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Zimbabwe 332,314 people
Lower-middle-income countries computed 14.69M people
Children out of school — Zimbabwe, by year Zimbabwe All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 332,314 +42,894 +14.82%
2023 289,420 +31,200 +12.08%
2022 258,220 −36,319 −12.33%
2021 294,539 +44,581 +17.84%
2020 249,958 −15,142 −5.71%
2019 265,100 −13,500 −4.85%
2018 278,600 −6,435 −2.26%
2017 285,035 +2,432 +0.86%
2016 282,603 −33,485 −10.59%
2015 316,088 +35,098 +12.49%
2014 280,990 +14,047 +5.26%
2013 266,943 +28,446 +11.93%
2012 238,497
2003 120,639 +28,334 +30.7%
2002 92,305 +60,230 +187.78%
2001 32,075 −84,070 −72.38%
2000 116,145 −86,068 −42.56%
1999 202,213 −110,020 −35.24%
1998 312,233
1982 2,202

About the indicator

The number of children of primary school age who attend neither primary nor secondary school. The absolute count answers the question of the scale of the task rather than of the state of a country, and for that reason it diverges from the share: a large part of all out-of-school children in the world lives in a few big countries where the share is low, not in those where the share is high. Both numbers matter for planning, and together they produce different lists of priorities.

Important: Primary school age only. Adolescents who do not attend secondary school are not part of this series, although there are more of them.

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