Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity (%) (primary) in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity (%) (primary) 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 (%) (primary) 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% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 74.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 85.4%, 87% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 74.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 39.0%, 1.9× the median. (24 countries reporting)
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
- 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 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