Teachers in primary education, male (number) in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Teachers in primary education, male (number) was 34,361 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, male in Zimbabwe, 1973–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, teachers in primary education, male in Zimbabwe stood at 34,361.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male in Zimbabwe peaked at 35,960 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 11,953, in 1979.
Zimbabwe ranks 55th 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, male (number) in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 13,038 | — |
| 1974 | 13,591 | +4.2% |
| 1975 | 13,988 | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 14,192 | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 14,219 | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 14,678 | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 11,953 | -18.6% |
| 1981 | 23,483 | +96.5% |
| 1982 | 27,393 | +16.7% |
| 1983 | 31,375 | +14.5% |
| 1984 | 31,452 | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 31,720 | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 33,470 | +5.5% |
| 1987 | 33,085 | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 34,540 | +4.4% |
| 1989 | 35,149 | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 35,941 | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 34,839 | -3.1% |
| 1992 | 35,960 | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 35,623 | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 35,609 | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 31,634 | -11.2% |
| 2000 | 34,342 | +8.6% |
| 2001 | 34,483 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 30,807 | -10.7% |
| 2003 | 30,237 | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 33,629 | +11.2% |
| 2013 | 32,430 | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 32,061 | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 31,543 | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 29,941 | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 29,145 | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 29,330 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 29,623 | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 29,355 | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 30,189 | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 32,333 | +7.1% |
| 2023 | 33,298 | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 34,361 | +3.2% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 34,361 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 23,764, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 34,361 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 30,564, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in primary education, male (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 | +96.5% | 11,953 | 23,483 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13,666 | 11,953 | 14,678 | 7 |
| 1980s | 31,296 | 23,483 | 35,149 | 9 |
| 1990s | 34,934 | 31,634 | 35,960 | 6 |
| 2000s | 32,467 | 30,237 | 34,483 | 4 |
| 2010s | 30,963 | 29,145 | 33,629 | 8 |
| 2020s | 31,907 | 29,355 | 34,361 | 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, male in Zimbabwe?
- Teachers in primary education, male in Zimbabwe was 34,361 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 35,960 in 1992.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,953 in 1979.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for teachers in primary education, male?
- Zimbabwe ranks 55th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release