Pupils per qualified teacher in primary education in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Pupils per qualified teacher in primary education was 32.86 pupils per teacher in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pupils per qualified teacher in primary education in Zimbabwe, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in pupils per teacher.
Analysis
In 2024, pupils per qualified teacher in primary education in Zimbabwe stood at 32.86 pupils per teacher. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.2% on the previous year and down 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupils per qualified teacher in primary education in Zimbabwe peaked at 49 pupils per teacher in 2013 and was at its lowest, 32.86 pupils per teacher, in 2024.
Zimbabwe ranks 29th of 113 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Pupils per qualified teacher in primary education in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | pupils per teacher | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 49 pupils per teacher | — |
| 2014 | 36.33 pupils per teacher | -25.9% |
| 2015 | 36.85 pupils per teacher | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 36.95 pupils per teacher | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 37.78 pupils per teacher | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 37.87 pupils per teacher | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 37.41 pupils per teacher | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 38.3 pupils per teacher | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 36.74 pupils per teacher | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 35.52 pupils per teacher | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 34.65 pupils per teacher | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 32.86 pupils per teacher | -5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 38.89 pupils per teacher | 36.33 pupils per teacher | 49 pupils per teacher | 7 |
| 2020s | 35.61 pupils per teacher | 32.86 pupils per teacher | 38.3 pupils per teacher | 5 |
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More education data for Zimbabwe
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0497 % change on previous year (2015)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupils per qualified teacher in primary education in Zimbabwe?
- Pupils per qualified teacher in primary education in Zimbabwe was 32.86 pupils per teacher in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest pupils per qualified teacher in primary education recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 49 pupils per teacher in 2013.
- What is the lowest pupils per qualified teacher in primary education recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.86 pupils per teacher in 2024.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for pupils per qualified teacher in primary education?
- Zimbabwe ranks 29th out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pupils per qualified teacher in primary education rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Pupils per qualified teacher in primary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A qualified teacher is one who has the minimum academic qualifications necessary to teach at a primary level of education in a given country.