Share of schools with access to computers for teaching in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Share of schools with access to computers for teaching was 50.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of schools with access to computers for teaching in Zimbabwe, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 50.3% for share of schools with access to computers for teaching in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 5.2% on the previous year and up 171.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of schools with access to computers for teaching in Zimbabwe peaked at 50.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.0%, in 2012.
Zimbabwe ranks 102nd of 121 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Share of schools with access to computers for teaching in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 11.0% | — |
| 2013 | 14.3% | +30.2% |
| 2014 | 18.5% | +29.7% |
| 2015 | 22.6% | +22.0% |
| 2016 | 25.7% | +13.8% |
| 2017 | 34.7% | +34.9% |
| 2018 | 38.0% | +9.4% |
| 2019 | 40.6% | +7.1% |
| 2020 | 41.0% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 42.8% | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 45.9% | +7.2% |
| 2023 | 47.8% | +4.2% |
| 2024 | 50.3% | +5.2% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 50.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 66.1%, 76% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 50.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12.0%, 4.2× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 25.7% | 11.0% | 40.6% | 8 |
| 2020s | 45.5% | 41.0% | 50.3% | 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 share of schools with access to computers for teaching in Zimbabwe?
- Share of schools with access to computers for teaching in Zimbabwe was 50.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of schools with access to computers for teaching recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 50.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of schools with access to computers for teaching recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.0% in 2012.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for share of schools with access to computers for teaching?
- Zimbabwe ranks 102nd out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of schools with access to computers for teaching rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 171.4%. 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 – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of schools with access to computers for teaching. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of schools with access to computers for pedagogical purposes, by education level (%).