Share of qualified teachers in pre-primary education in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Share of qualified teachers in pre-primary education was 81.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of qualified teachers in pre-primary education in Zimbabwe, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of qualified teachers in pre-primary education in Zimbabwe stood at 81.0%. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 64.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of qualified teachers in pre-primary education in Zimbabwe peaked at 81.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 27.6%, in 2013.
That places Zimbabwe 61st out of 87 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 52.5% | 27.6% | 66.4% | 7 |
| 2020s | 76.3% | 68.5% | 81.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More education data for Zimbabwe
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (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)
- School enrollment, primary 93.1% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 90,330 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 3.67 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 93.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of qualified teachers in pre-primary education in Zimbabwe?
- Share of qualified teachers in pre-primary education in Zimbabwe was 81.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of qualified teachers in pre-primary education recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 81.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of qualified teachers in pre-primary education recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.6% in 2013.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for share of qualified teachers in pre-primary education?
- Zimbabwe ranks 61st out of 87 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of qualified teachers in pre-primary education rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.3%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of qualified teachers in pre-primary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of qualified teachers in pre-primary education who meet the minimum academic qualifications required in the subject they teach at that level in a given country.