Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes was 99.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in Zimbabwe, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in Zimbabwe is 99.0%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in Zimbabwe peaked at 99.5% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 74.3%, in 2013.
Zimbabwe ranks 56th of 113 countries on this measure, 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 primary education, both sexes in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 74.3% | — |
| 2014 | 98.7% | +32.9% |
| 2015 | 96.1% | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 99.5% | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 99.4% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.3% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 99.2% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 98.6% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 98.4% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 99.0% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 99.1% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 99.0% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 95.2% | 74.3% | 99.5% | 7 |
| 2020s | 98.8% | 98.4% | 99.1% | 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 primary education, both sexes in Zimbabwe?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in Zimbabwe was 99.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 99.5% in 2016.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.3% in 2013.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes?
- Zimbabwe ranks 56th out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. 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 primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release