Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled was 55,969 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Zimbabwe, 1973–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Zimbabwe is 55,969, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.1% on the previous year and up 33.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Zimbabwe peaked at 55,969 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6,300, in 1973.
That places Zimbabwe 65th out of 212 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 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% |
| 1980 | 10,410 | +59.4% |
| 1981 | 14,290 | +37.3% |
| 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% |
| 1993 | 25,867 | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 26,859 | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 27,852 | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 28,109 | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 28,186 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 28,262 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 28,339 | +0.3% |
| 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% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7,209 | 6,300 | 7,995 | 7 |
| 1980s | 20,614 | 10,410 | 24,787 | 10 |
| 1990s | 26,516 | 23,213 | 28,339 | 10 |
| 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
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.8897 % change on previous year (2013)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 34,361 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 72,517 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 55,393 (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Zimbabwe?
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Zimbabwe was 55,969 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 55,969 in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,300 in 1973.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled?
- Zimbabwe ranks 65th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Teachers in primary education, female (number) with 851 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
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- Teachers in primary education, female UNESCO Institute for Statistics
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About this data
Teachers in primary education, female (number) with 851 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.