Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary was 11,796 number in 2013. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2013)
11,796 number
Change on year
down 44.0%
World rank
80th
of 148 countries
All-time high
180,233 number
in 2003
All-time low
11,796 number
in 2013
Years of data
7
1999–2013

Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Zimbabwe, 1999–2013

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k1999200620131999: 169.5k number2000: 146.1k number2001: 100.1k number2002: 157.0k number2003: 180.2k number2012: 21.0k number2013: 11.8k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Zimbabwe recorded 11,796 number for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in 2013. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.

That represents a change of down 44.0% on the previous year and down 93.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Zimbabwe peaked at 180,233 number in 2003 and was at its lowest, 11,796 number, in 2013.

That places Zimbabwe 80th out of 148 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the middle of the range.

Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Zimbabwe, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, male (number) in Zimbabwe, 1999 to 2013.
Year number Change
1999 169,518 number
2000 146,133 number -13.8%
2001 100,141 number -31.5%
2002 156,972 number +56.8%
2003 180,233 number +14.8%
2012 21,048 number -88.3%
2013 11,796 number -44.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 169,518 number 169,518 number 169,518 number 1
2000s 145,870 number 100,141 number 180,233 number 4
2010s 16,422 number 11,796 number 21,048 number 2

Countries ranked near Zimbabwe

  1. 77 Tajikistan 12,356 number compare
  2. 78 Kuwait 12,189 number compare
  3. 79 Timor-Leste 11,889 number compare
  4. 81 Slovakia 11,602 number compare
  5. 82 Greece 10,815 number compare
  6. 83 Bhutan 9,214 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Zimbabwe?
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Zimbabwe was 11,796 number in 2013, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary recorded in Zimbabwe?
The highest recorded value was 180,233 number in 2003.
What is the lowest out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary recorded in Zimbabwe?
The lowest recorded value was 11,796 number in 2013.
How does Zimbabwe rank for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?
Zimbabwe ranks 80th out of 148 countries with data for 2013.
Is out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
Over the last ten years it is down 93.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
193 places, 4,440 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age who are not enrolled or attending school during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/