Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity was 74.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in Zimbabwe, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 74.3% for proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in 2024. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 55.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in Zimbabwe peaked at 74.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 43.8%, in 2013.
That places Zimbabwe 114th out of 133 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 primary schools with access to electricity in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 43.8% | — |
| 2014 | 47.9% | +9.4% |
| 2015 | 49.6% | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 53.3% | +7.6% |
| 2017 | 47.4% | -11.1% |
| 2018 | 55.0% | +15.9% |
| 2019 | 59.9% | +9.0% |
| 2020 | 60.3% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 61.1% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 66.3% | +8.6% |
| 2023 | 71.9% | +8.4% |
| 2024 | 74.3% | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 51.0% | 43.8% | 59.9% | 7 |
| 2020s | 66.7% | 60.3% | 74.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More education data for Zimbabwe
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0497 % change on previous year (2015)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 90,330 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 40.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in Zimbabwe?
- Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in Zimbabwe was 74.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of primary schools with access to electricity recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 74.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with access to electricity recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.8% in 2013.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for proportion of primary schools with access to electricity?
- Zimbabwe ranks 114th out of 133 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of primary schools with access to electricity rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.0%. 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 primary schools with access to electricity (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release