Proportion of teachers with the minimum … teachers pre-primary male in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Proportion of teachers with the minimum … teachers pre-primary male was 85.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Zimbabwe, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 85.8% for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2024.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and up 35.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Zimbabwe peaked at 87.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 46.3%, in 2013.
That places Zimbabwe 51st out of 92 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum … teachers pre-primary male in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 77.7% | — |
| 2013 | 46.3% | -40.4% |
| 2014 | 63.3% | +36.7% |
| 2015 | 52.2% | -17.5% |
| 2016 | 76.2% | +46.0% |
| 2017 | 77.3% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 74.8% | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 76.3% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 82.9% | +8.6% |
| 2021 | 87.1% | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 85.3% | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 87.4% | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 85.8% | -1.8% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 85.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 85.8%, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 85.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 71.9%, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of teachers with the minimum … teachers pre-primary male in Zimbabwe changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +46.0% | 52.2% | 76.2% |
| 2013 | -40.4% | 77.7% | 46.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 68.0% | 46.3% | 77.7% | 8 |
| 2020s | 85.7% | 82.9% | 87.4% | 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 teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Zimbabwe?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Zimbabwe was 85.8% in 2024, 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 87.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.3% in 2013.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Zimbabwe ranks 51st out of 92 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.6%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release