Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Teachers in primary education, female (number) was 40,718 number in 2013. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female in Zimbabwe, 1973–2013
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2013, teachers in primary education, female in Zimbabwe stood at 40,718 number.
The figure is up 31.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in Zimbabwe peaked at 40,726 number in 2012 and was at its lowest, 6,300 number, in 1973.
Zimbabwe ranks 71st of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 6,300 number | — |
| 1974 | 6,949 number | +10.3% |
| 1975 | 7,214 number | +3.8% |
| 1976 | 7,600 number | +5.4% |
| 1977 | 7,995 number | +5.2% |
| 1978 | 7,877 number | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 6,530 number | -17.1% |
| 1981 | 14,290 number | +118.8% |
| 1982 | 18,074 number | +26.5% |
| 1983 | 21,127 number | +16.9% |
| 1984 | 22,634 number | +7.1% |
| 1985 | 24,347 number | +7.6% |
| 1986 | 24,787 number | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 24,035 number | -3.0% |
| 1988 | 23,222 number | -3.4% |
| 1989 | 23,213 number | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 23,213 number | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 23,597 number | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 24,874 number | +5.4% |
| 1995 | 27,852 number | +12.0% |
| 1996 | 28,109 number | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 28,339 number | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 32,098 number | +13.3% |
| 2001 | 32,046 number | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 30,062 number | -6.2% |
| 2003 | 31,014 number | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 40,726 number | +31.3% |
| 2013 | 40,718 number | -0.0% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 40,718 number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 26,278 number, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 40,718 number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14,219 number, 2.9× 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 number | 14,290 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7,209 number | 6,300 number | 7,995 number | 7 |
| 1980s | 21,748 number | 14,290 number | 24,787 number | 9 |
| 1990s | 25,997 number | 23,213 number | 28,339 number | 6 |
| 2000s | 31,305 number | 30,062 number | 32,098 number | 4 |
| 2010s | 40,722 number | 40,718 number | 40,726 number | 2 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More education data for Zimbabwe
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 90.38 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 89.48 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female in Zimbabwe?
- Teachers in primary education, female in Zimbabwe was 40,718 number in 2013, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 40,726 number in 2012.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,300 number in 1973.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- Zimbabwe ranks 71st out of 196 countries with data for 2013.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.3%. 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
Total number of female teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.