Trained teachers in primary education in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Trained teachers in primary education was 97.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Trained teachers in primary education in Zimbabwe, 1998–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total teachers.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 97.9% for trained teachers in primary education in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trained teachers in primary education in Zimbabwe peaked at 97.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 79.3%, in 1998.
Zimbabwe ranks 55th of 134 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Trained teachers in primary education in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % of total teachers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 79.3% | — |
| 2012 | 88.2% | +11.2% |
| 2013 | 85.9% | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 89.2% | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 93.9% | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 97.2% | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 97.4% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 97.1% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 97.3% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 97.8% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 97.6% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 97.9% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 97.9% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 97.9% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 79.3% | 79.3% | 79.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 93.3% | 85.9% | 97.4% | 8 |
| 2020s | 97.8% | 97.6% | 97.9% | 5 |
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More education data for Zimbabwe
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.4866 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trained teachers in primary education in Zimbabwe?
- Trained teachers in primary education in Zimbabwe was 97.9% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest trained teachers in primary education recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 97.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest trained teachers in primary education recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.3% in 1998.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for trained teachers in primary education?
- Zimbabwe ranks 55th out of 134 countries with data for 2024.
- Is trained teachers in primary education rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Trained teachers in primary education (% of total teachers). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Trained teachers in primary education are the percentage of primary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in a given country.