adult prevalence rate 15.5% (2015) Children under the age of 5 years underweight 8.4% (2015) Education expenditures 3.6% of GDP (2018) Country comparison to the world: 122nd 7.5% of GDP (2014) Country comparison to the world: 10th Literacy definition* age 15 and over can read and write English total population: 95% male: 96.5% female: 90.5% (2022 est.) total population* 90.7% (2003 est.), 85% (2000 est.) male* 94.2% (2003 est.), 90% (2000 est.) female* 87.2% (2003 est.), 80% (1995 est.) School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) total: 11 years male: 12 years female: 11 years (2013) Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 total: 27.5% male: 25% female: 31.4% (2019 est.) Nationality noun: Zimbabwean(s) adjective: Zimbabwean Ethnic groups African 99.4% (predominantly Shona; Ndebele is the second largest ethnic group) White Zimbabweans 0.4% Other (primarily Indian) 0.2% Languages Shona (official; most widely spoken), Ndebele (official, second most widely spoken), English (official; traditionally used for official business), 13 minority languages (official; includes Chewa, Chibarwe, Kalanga, Koisan, Nambya, Ndau, Shangani, sign language, Sotho, Tonga, Tswana, Venda, and Xhosa). References