Share of primary schools with access to the Internet for teaching in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Share of primary schools with access to the Internet for teaching was 22.6% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
22.6%
Change on year
down 6.9%
World rank
82nd
of 87 countries
All-time high
24.2%
in 2019
All-time low
12.1%
in 2015
Years of data
6
2015–2020
Share of primary schools with access to the Internet for teaching in Zimbabwe, 2015–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, share of primary schools with access to the internet for teaching in Zimbabwe stood at 22.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.9% on the previous year and up 86.7% over ten years.
Zimbabwe ranks 82nd of 87 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 17.6% | 12.1% | 24.2% | 5 |
| 2020s | 22.6% | 22.6% | 22.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More education data for Zimbabwe
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 40.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 93.1% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 90,330 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 3.67 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 93.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of primary schools with access to the internet for teaching in Zimbabwe?
- Share of primary schools with access to the internet for teaching in Zimbabwe was 22.6% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary schools with access to the internet for teaching recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 24.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of primary schools with access to the internet for teaching recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.1% in 2015.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for share of primary schools with access to the internet for teaching?
- Zimbabwe ranks 82nd out of 87 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of primary schools with access to the internet for teaching rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 86.7%. 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 – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary schools with access to the Internet for teaching. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of schools with access to the internet for pedagogical purposes, by education level (%)