Children out of school, primary in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Children out of school, primary was 332,314 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children out of school, primary in Zimbabwe, 1982–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
In 2024, children out of school, primary in Zimbabwe stood at 332,314. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 14.8% on the previous year and up 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school, primary in Zimbabwe peaked at 332,314 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2,202, in 1982.
That places Zimbabwe 27th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2,202 | 2,202 | 2,202 | 1 |
| 1990s | 257,223 | 202,213 | 312,233 | 2 |
| 2000s | 90,291 | 32,075 | 120,639 | 4 |
| 2010s | 276,732 | 238,497 | 316,088 | 8 |
| 2020s | 284,890 | 249,958 | 332,314 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More education data for Zimbabwe
- Population ages 0-14 40.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.2% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 93.1% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 90,330 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 93.4% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 92.8% (2024)
- Labor force, female 49.6% (2025)
- Labor force, total 6.85 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children out of school, primary in Zimbabwe?
- Children out of school, primary in Zimbabwe was 332,314 in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school, primary recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 332,314 in 2024.
- What is the lowest children out of school, primary recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,202 in 1982.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for children out of school, primary?
- Zimbabwe ranks 27th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children out of school, primary rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Children out of school, primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.