Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 0.8829 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Zimbabwe, 2012–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Zimbabwe stood at 0.8829 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 11.4% on the previous year and up 59.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Zimbabwe peaked at 0.8829 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.3188 GPIA, in 2012.
Zimbabwe ranks 85th of 97 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.3188 GPIA | — |
| 2013 | 0.5539 GPIA | +73.7% |
| 2015 | 0.7365 GPIA | +33.0% |
| 2016 | 0.6329 GPIA | -14.1% |
| 2017 | 0.6394 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.7533 GPIA | +17.8% |
| 2019 | 0.7545 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.7928 GPIA | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 0.8829 GPIA | +11.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.6271 GPIA | 0.3188 GPIA | 0.7545 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.8378 GPIA | 0.7928 GPIA | 0.8829 GPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 82 Azerbaijan 0.9195 GPIA compare
- 83 Kenya 0.8889 GPIA
- 84 Togo 0.8846 GPIA compare
- 86 Seychelles 0.8757 GPIA compare
- 87 Belize 0.852 GPIA compare
- 88 Croatia 0.8379 GPIA
More education data for Zimbabwe
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Zimbabwe?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Zimbabwe was 0.8829 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8829 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3188 GPIA in 2012.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Zimbabwe ranks 85th out of 97 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.4%. 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 teachers with the minimum required qualifications in pre-primary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release