Education spending in Zimbabwe
Government spending on education in Zimbabwe was equal to 0.4% of GDP in 2023.
Zimbabwe, 2023
0.4%
Change from 2014
−5.8percentage points
World, 2023
3.6%
Education spending in Zimbabwe over time
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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Zimbabwe | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.4% | 3.6% |
| 2022 | – | 3.9% |
| 2021 | – | 4.2% |
| 2020 | – | 4.3% |
| 2019 | – | 4.2% |
| 2018 | – | 4.2% |
| 2017 | – | 4.1% |
| 2016 | – | 4.2% |
| 2015 | – | 4.2% |
| 2014 | 6.1% | 4.2% |
| 2013 | 6.0% | 4.3% |
| 2012 | 6.1% | 4.0% |
| 2011 | – | 4.1% |
| 2010 | 1.5% | 4.2% |
| 2009 | – | 4.7% |
| 2008 | – | 4.2% |
| 2007 | – | 4.0% |
| 2006 | – | 4.0% |
| 2005 | – | 4.0% |
| 2004 | – | 3.9% |
| 2003 | – | 4.1% |
| 2002 | – | 3.9% |
| 2001 | – | 3.9% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 6.1% in 2014, a change of −5.8 percentage points.
- Since 2010, when it was 1.5%, the figure has changed by −1.2 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2023 was 3.6%.
More for Zimbabwe
All statistics for Zimbabwe
Tertiary education enrolment (gross)
7.7%
2024 · World Bank
Primary school enrolment (gross)
93.1%
2024 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
30.1%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Primary completion (UIS)
88.8%
2019 · UNESCO UIS
Lower secondary completion
72.4%
2015 · UNESCO UIS
Upper secondary completion
14.0%
2019 · UNESCO UIS