ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) vs Zimbabwe: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female
ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
57.3%
in 2024
Zimbabwe
62.0%
in 2024
ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) rank
157th
Zimbabwe rank
158th
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female over time
- ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 62.0% against 57.3% in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428), a difference of 4.7%.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.1 times ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)'s.
Across all 39 years both countries report, Zimbabwe has been ahead every year.
ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) ranks 157th and Zimbabwe ranks 158th of 221 groups.
Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 24.6% | 34.5% | 9.9% | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 28.8% | 40.9% | 12.1% | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 33.6% | 42.6% | 9.0% | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 38.6% | 49.1% | 10.6% | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 51.2% | 57.9% | 6.7% | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 56.3% | 61.7% | 5.3% | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of teachers in primary education who are female, ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 62.0% against 57.3% in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in primary education who are female between ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) and Zimbabwe?
- 4.7%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) and Zimbabwe?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2024.
- How do ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) and Zimbabwe rank globally for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) ranks 157th and Zimbabwe ranks 158th of 221 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release