Percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female was 82.9% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female in Zimbabwe, 2003–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female in Zimbabwe is 82.9%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.2% on the previous year and down 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female in Zimbabwe peaked at 99.9% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 82.9%, in 2023.
That places Zimbabwe 145th out of 154 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 99.9% | — |
| 2012 | 93.3% | -6.6% |
| 2013 | 92.6% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 89.5% | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 90.9% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 88.3% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 88.5% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 89.2% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 88.4% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 82.9% | -6.2% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 82.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 94.8%, 87% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 82.9% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 90.6%, 91% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.9% | 99.9% | 99.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 90.3% | 88.3% | 93.3% | 7 |
| 2020s | 85.6% | 82.9% | 88.4% | 2 |
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 percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female in Zimbabwe?
- Percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female in Zimbabwe was 82.9% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 2003.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.9% in 2023.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female?
- Zimbabwe ranks 145th out of 154 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release