Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, male in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, male was 87.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, male in Zimbabwe, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 87.4% for percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, male in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, male in Zimbabwe peaked at 88.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 47.0%, in 2013.
That places Zimbabwe 49th out of 74 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, male in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 47.0% | — |
| 2014 | 78.0% | +66.0% |
| 2015 | 54.7% | -29.9% |
| 2016 | 82.7% | +51.2% |
| 2017 | 81.8% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 81.6% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 82.7% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 84.2% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 87.9% | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 86.3% | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 88.9% | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 87.4% | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 72.6% | 47.0% | 82.7% | 7 |
| 2020s | 86.9% | 84.2% | 88.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More education data for Zimbabwe
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 42,585 (2013)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 12,514 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 328,055 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 322,698 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 957,461 (2013)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.94 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.4866 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1767 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, male in Zimbabwe?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, male in Zimbabwe was 87.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, male recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 88.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, male recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.0% in 2013.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, male?
- Zimbabwe ranks 49th out of 74 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, male rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release