Secondary education, teachers in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Secondary education, teachers was 45.7% in 2013. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers in Zimbabwe, 1973–2013
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
In 2013, secondary education, teachers in Zimbabwe stood at 45.7%. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers in Zimbabwe peaked at 45.7% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 25.9%, in 1988.
Zimbabwe ranks 151st of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Secondary education, teachers in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 40.2% | — |
| 1974 | 39.5% | -1.8% |
| 1976 | 38.0% | -3.7% |
| 1977 | 39.5% | +4.0% |
| 1978 | 38.7% | -2.1% |
| 1979 | 37.2% | -3.8% |
| 1986 | 28.7% | -22.9% |
| 1987 | 28.0% | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 25.9% | -7.4% |
| 1989 | 28.9% | +11.6% |
| 1991 | 31.8% | +9.7% |
| 1992 | 33.2% | +4.5% |
| 1993 | 31.6% | -4.7% |
| 1994 | 40.2% | +27.1% |
| 1995 | 35.8% | -10.8% |
| 1996 | 36.2% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 37.4% | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 37.4% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 38.5% | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 38.9% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 39.8% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 44.7% | +12.2% |
| 2013 | 45.7% | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 38.8% | 37.2% | 40.2% | 6 |
| 1980s | 27.9% | 25.9% | 28.9% | 4 |
| 1990s | 35.2% | 31.6% | 40.2% | 7 |
| 2000s | 38.6% | 37.4% | 39.8% | 4 |
| 2010s | 45.2% | 44.7% | 45.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More education data for Zimbabwe
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 93.08 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 93.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, teachers in Zimbabwe?
- Secondary education, teachers in Zimbabwe was 45.7% in 2013, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 45.7% in 2013.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.9% in 1988.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for secondary education, teachers?
- Zimbabwe ranks 151st out of 198 countries with data for 2013.
- Is secondary education, teachers rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.