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What Primary and Secondary Education is voted in Zimbabwe's budget, and what it goes on

Primary and Secondary Education plans to spend ZiG 47.383 billion across 6 programmes. Junior Education takes the most, 28.9% of it. ZiG 39.241 billion of that is voted out of the revenue fund and ZiG 8.143 billion is fees the ministry keeps, which is why its programmes come to more than its vote.

Primary and Secondary Education, year by year

Zimbabwe, 2023 to 2028, ZiG

Up 495% between 2023 and 2028, from ZiG 8.86 billion to ZiG 52.71 billion.Secondary Education is the largest part in 2028, 29 of every 100, followed by Junior Education at 26 and Infant Education at 18. Secondary Education held 31 of every 100 in 2023. 2027 and 2028 are the Treasury's own projections, not yet voted. 2023 and 2024 are what was actually counted at the year's end.

The 2026 total, part by part

ZiG 47.38 billion across 6 programmes

  • Junior Education29%
  • Secondary Education27%
  • Education Research, Innovation & Development18%
  • Infant Education17%
  • Learner Support Services4.8%
  • Policy & Administration4.1%
Out of every ZiG 100 in 2026, ZiG 29 is Junior Education.Secondary Education is next at 27 of every 100, then Education Research, Innovation & Development at 18.
ProgrammeShareAmount
Junior Education
  • Teaching & LearningZiG 9.815 billion
  • Quality AssuranceZiG 1.966 billion
  • Non-Formal EducationZiG 1.929 billion
28.9%ZiG 13.71 billion
Secondary Education
  • Teaching & LearningZiG 7.834 billion
  • Quality AssuranceZiG 2.986 billion
  • Non-Formal EducationZiG 1.971 billion
27.0%ZiG 12.791 billion
Education Research, Innovation & Development
  • Curriculum DevelopmentZiG 6.541 billion
  • Policy Research & PlanningZiG 1.952 billion
17.9%ZiG 8.493 billion
Infant Education
  • Teaching & LearningZiG 6.229 billion
  • Quality AssuranceZiG 1.921 billion
17.2%ZiG 8.15 billion
Learner Support Services
  • Special Needs EducationZiG 1.173 billion
  • Learner Welfare ServicesZiG 939.602 million
  • Psychological ServicesZiG 171.275 million
4.8%ZiG 2.284 billion
Policy & Administration
  • Financial Management & AdministrationZiG 821.973 million
  • Human Resource Management &ZiG 407.174 million
  • Ministers' & Permanent Secretary's OfficesZiG 285.557 million
  • Internal AuditZiG 217.363 million
  • Information TechnologyZiG 214.681 million
  • Legal ServicesZiG 8.912 million
4.1%ZiG 1.956 billion

Questions people ask

What does Primary and Secondary Education spend its budget on?

ZiG 47.383 billion in the 2026 estimates, spent through programmes of which the largest are Junior Education, Secondary Education and Education Research, Innovation & Development.

Which programme takes most of Primary and Secondary Education's budget?

Junior Education, at ZiG 13.71 billion, which is 28.9% of what the ministry plans to spend.

Does Primary and Secondary Education spend more than it is voted?

It is voted ZiG 39.241 billion out of the revenue fund and keeps ZiG 8.143 billion in fees of its own, so it plans to spend ZiG 47.383 billion in all.

Every ministry budget

Read from the Ministry of Finance, Approved 2026 Estimates of Expenditure. Every source we read