Share of schools with access to computers for teaching in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Share of schools with access to computers for teaching was 47.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of schools with access to computers for teaching in Zimbabwe, 2013–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 47.8% for share of schools with access to computers for teaching in 2023. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 5.0% on the previous year and up 293.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of schools with access to computers for teaching in Zimbabwe peaked at 47.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 12.0%, in 2014.
Zimbabwe ranks 88th of 103 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 20.9% | 12.0% | 32.5% | 7 |
| 2020s | 42.3% | 33.1% | 47.8% | 4 |
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 schools with access to computers for teaching in Zimbabwe?
- Share of schools with access to computers for teaching in Zimbabwe was 47.8% in 2023, 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 47.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of schools with access to computers for teaching recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.0% in 2014.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for share of schools with access to computers for teaching?
- Zimbabwe ranks 88th out of 103 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of schools with access to computers for teaching rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 293.6%. 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 (%)