Proportion of teachers with the minimum required … primary both in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required … primary both was 97.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Zimbabwe, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Zimbabwe stood at 97.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Zimbabwe peaked at 97.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 79.3%, in 1998.
Zimbabwe ranks 57th of 139 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required … primary both in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 79.3% | — |
| 2012 | 88.2% | +11.2% |
| 2013 | 85.9% | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 89.2% | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 93.9% | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 97.2% | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 97.4% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 97.1% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 97.3% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 97.8% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 97.6% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 97.9% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 97.9% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 97.9% | -0.1% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 97.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 90.4%, 1.1× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 97.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 89.3%, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 79.3% | 79.3% | 79.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 93.3% | 85.9% | 97.4% | 8 |
| 2020s | 97.8% | 97.6% | 97.9% | 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 97.9% 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 97.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.3% in 1998.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Zimbabwe ranks 57th out of 139 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 9.8%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release