Proportion of teachers … teachers pre-primary adjusted gender in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Proportion of teachers … teachers pre-primary adjusted gender was 0.8829 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.8829 GPIA
Change on year
up 11.4%
World rank
85th
of 97 countries
All-time high
0.8829 GPIA
in 2023
All-time low
0.3188 GPIA
in 2012
Years of data
9
2012–2023
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 … teachers pre-primary adjusted gender 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% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 0.8829 GPIA is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1 GPIA, 88% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 0.8829 GPIA is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.01 GPIA, 88% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
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
- 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 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