Proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level was 79.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level in Zimbabwe, 2013–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 79.0% for proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level 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 schools with access to electricity, by education level in Zimbabwe peaked at 79.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 68.9%, in 2017.
Zimbabwe ranks 101st of 111 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Value | 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
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.4866 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.1767 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.47 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level in Zimbabwe?
- Proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level in Zimbabwe was 79.0% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 79.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.9% in 2017.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level?
- Zimbabwe ranks 101st out of 111 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level 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 United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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