Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male was 98.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male in Zimbabwe, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male in Zimbabwe is 98.9%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male in Zimbabwe peaked at 99.7% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 70.8%, in 2013.
That places Zimbabwe 55th out of 111 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 primary education, male in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 70.8% | — |
| 2014 | 98.7% | +39.4% |
| 2015 | 95.8% | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 99.6% | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 99.7% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 99.4% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 99.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 98.7% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 98.5% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 99.0% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 98.9% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 98.9% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 94.8% | 70.8% | 99.7% | 7 |
| 2020s | 98.8% | 98.5% | 99.0% | 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, male in Zimbabwe?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male in Zimbabwe was 98.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 99.7% in 2017.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.8% in 2013.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male?
- Zimbabwe ranks 55th out of 111 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release