Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Secondary education, teachers, per capita was 0.003 units per person in 2013. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Zimbabwe, 1973–2013
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary education, teachers, per capita in Zimbabwe is 0.003 units per person, measured in 2013. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers, per capita in Zimbabwe peaked at 0.003 units per person in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.0005 units per person, in 1980.
That places Zimbabwe 170th out of 201 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.0006 units per person | — |
| 1974 | 0.0006 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0006 units per person | +5.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0006 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0006 units per person | -2.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0005 units per person | -5.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0005 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0008 units per person | +52.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0011 units per person | +33.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0013 units per person | +17.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0022 units per person | +68.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0024 units per person | +9.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0025 units per person | +4.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0025 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0024 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0022 units per person | -10.5% |
| 1993 | 0.002 units per person | -9.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0024 units per person | +19.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0025 units per person | +5.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0025 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0026 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0026 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0029 units per person | +10.7% |
| 2001 | 0.003 units per person | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0026 units per person | -10.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0028 units per person | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 0.003 units per person | +8.8% |
| 2013 | 0.003 units per person | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0006 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0006 units per person | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.0017 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0025 units per person | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.0024 units per person | 0.002 units per person | 0.0026 units per person | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.0028 units per person | 0.0026 units per person | 0.003 units per person | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.003 units per person | 0.003 units per person | 0.003 units per person | 2 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More education data for Zimbabwe
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0497 % change on previous year (2015)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 90,330 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 40.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, teachers, per capita in Zimbabwe?
- Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Zimbabwe was 0.003 units per person in 2013, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.003 units per person in 2013.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 units per person in 1980.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for secondary education, teachers, per capita?
- Zimbabwe ranks 170th out of 201 countries with data for 2013.
- Is secondary education, teachers, per capita rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Secondary education, teachers, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Secondary education, teachers ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Secondary education, teachers Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Secondary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.