Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female was 62.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Zimbabwe, 1973–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 62.0% for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Zimbabwe peaked at 62.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 32.6%, in 1973.
Zimbabwe ranks 158th of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 32.6% | — |
| 1974 | 33.8% | +3.8% |
| 1975 | 34.0% | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 34.9% | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 36.0% | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 34.9% | -3.0% |
| 1979 | 35.3% | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 37.8% | +7.1% |
| 1982 | 39.8% | +5.1% |
| 1983 | 40.2% | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 41.8% | +4.0% |
| 1985 | 43.4% | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 42.5% | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 42.1% | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 40.2% | -4.5% |
| 1989 | 39.8% | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 39.2% | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 40.4% | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 40.9% | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 43.9% | +7.3% |
| 1996 | 44.1% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 47.3% | +7.1% |
| 2000 | 48.3% | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 48.2% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 49.4% | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 50.6% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 54.8% | +8.2% |
| 2013 | 55.7% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 56.7% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 58.0% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 58.7% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 59.1% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 59.6% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 60.6% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 61.4% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 62.3% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 61.4% | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 61.3% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 62.0% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 34.5% | 32.6% | 36.0% | 7 |
| 1980s | 40.9% | 37.8% | 43.4% | 9 |
| 1990s | 42.6% | 39.2% | 47.3% | 6 |
| 2000s | 49.1% | 48.2% | 50.6% | 4 |
| 2010s | 57.9% | 54.8% | 60.6% | 8 |
| 2020s | 61.7% | 61.3% | 62.3% | 5 |
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 primary education who are female in Zimbabwe?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Zimbabwe was 62.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 62.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.6% in 1973.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- Zimbabwe ranks 158th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. 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, published as part of Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release