Teachers in primary education, female in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Teachers in primary education, female was 55,969 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female in Zimbabwe, 1973–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, teachers in primary education, female in Zimbabwe stood at 55,969. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.1% on the previous year and up 33.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in Zimbabwe peaked at 55,969 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6,300, in 1973.
Zimbabwe ranks 65th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7,209 | 6,300 | 7,995 | 7 |
| 1980s | 21,748 | 14,290 | 24,787 | 9 |
| 1990s | 25,997 | 23,213 | 28,339 | 6 |
| 2000s | 31,305 | 30,062 | 32,098 | 4 |
| 2010s | 42,544 | 40,718 | 45,560 | 8 |
| 2020s | 51,341 | 46,605 | 55,969 | 5 |
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 teachers in primary education, female in Zimbabwe?
- Teachers in primary education, female in Zimbabwe was 55,969 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 55,969 in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,300 in 1973.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- Zimbabwe ranks 65th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.0%. 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 Teachers in primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release