Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity was 79.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in Zimbabwe, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in Zimbabwe is 79.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in Zimbabwe peaked at 79.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 68.9%, in 2017.
That places Zimbabwe 109th out of 119 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 70.5% | — |
| 2014 | 71.8% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 71.7% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 72.6% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 68.9% | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 71.5% | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 73.4% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 72.5% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 71.5% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 74.4% | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 77.4% | +4.0% |
| 2024 | 79.0% | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 71.5% | 68.9% | 73.4% | 7 |
| 2020s | 74.9% | 71.5% | 79.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More education data for Zimbabwe
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 482,803 (2013)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -29.77 % change on previous year (2013)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 650,753 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -4.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 127,910 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.8897 % change on previous year (2013)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 55,969 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 34,361 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 72,517 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 55,393 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in Zimbabwe?
- Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in Zimbabwe was 79.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 79.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.9% in 2017.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity?
- Zimbabwe ranks 109th out of 119 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. 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 Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release