Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 98.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Zimbabwe, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Zimbabwe is 98.0%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Zimbabwe peaked at 98.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 87.7%, in 2013.
Zimbabwe ranks 58th of 131 countries on this measure, 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 required qualifications in in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 92.3% | — |
| 2013 | 87.7% | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 90.2% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 94.2% | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 97.4% | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 97.5% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 97.3% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 97.4% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 97.8% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 97.7% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 98.0% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 98.1% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 98.0% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 94.2% | 87.7% | 97.5% | 8 |
| 2020s | 97.9% | 97.7% | 98.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 55 British Virgin Islands 98.7% compare
- 56 Colombia 98.4% compare
- 57 Singapore 98.1% compare
- 59 Mauritania 97.3% compare
- 60 El Salvador 97.2% compare
- 61 Burundi 97.2% compare
More education data for Zimbabwe
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 93.08 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 93.1% (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 98.0% 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 98.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.7% in 2013.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Zimbabwe ranks 58th out of 131 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 8.7%. 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 primary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release