Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity (%) in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity (%) was 97.9% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in Zimbabwe, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in Zimbabwe is 97.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in Zimbabwe peaked at 97.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 94.3%, in 2017.
That places Zimbabwe 96th out of 126 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity (%) in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 95.5% | — |
| 2014 | 95.8% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 95.1% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 97.3% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 94.3% | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 96.6% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 95.9% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 95.5% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 95.5% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 96.1% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 97.9% | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 97.9% | +0.0% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 97.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 97.9%, 100% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 97.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 83.5%, 1.2× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 95.8% | 94.3% | 97.3% | 7 |
| 2020s | 96.6% | 95.5% | 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 upper secondary schools with access to electricity in Zimbabwe?
- Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in Zimbabwe was 97.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 97.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.3% in 2017.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity?
- Zimbabwe ranks 96th out of 126 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release