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.