Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Teachers in primary education, female (number) 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.
Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 6,300 | — |
| 1974 | 6,949 | +10.3% |
| 1975 | 7,214 | +3.8% |
| 1976 | 7,600 | +5.4% |
| 1977 | 7,995 | +5.2% |
| 1978 | 7,877 | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 6,530 | -17.1% |
| 1981 | 14,290 | +118.8% |
| 1982 | 18,074 | +26.5% |
| 1983 | 21,127 | +16.9% |
| 1984 | 22,634 | +7.1% |
| 1985 | 24,347 | +7.6% |
| 1986 | 24,787 | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 24,035 | -3.0% |
| 1988 | 23,222 | -3.4% |
| 1989 | 23,213 | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 23,213 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 23,597 | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 24,874 | +5.4% |
| 1995 | 27,852 | +12.0% |
| 1996 | 28,109 | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 28,339 | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 32,098 | +13.3% |
| 2001 | 32,046 | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 30,062 | -6.2% |
| 2003 | 31,014 | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 40,726 | +31.3% |
| 2013 | 40,718 | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 42,068 | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 43,529 | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 42,469 | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 42,097 | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 43,182 | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 45,560 | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 46,605 | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 49,986 | +7.3% |
| 2022 | 51,401 | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 52,745 | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 55,969 | +6.1% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 55,969 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 26,544, 2.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 55,969 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 17,844, 3.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Zimbabwe changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +118.8% | 6,530 | 14,290 |
| 2012 | +31.3% | 31,014 | 40,726 |
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
- 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 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