Trained teachers in primary education, female in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Trained teachers in primary education, female was 98.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Trained teachers in primary education, female in Zimbabwe, 2012–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female teachers.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 98.0% for trained teachers in primary education, female in 2024.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trained teachers in primary education, female in Zimbabwe peaked at 98.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 87.7%, in 2013.
That places Zimbabwe 56th out of 126 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Trained teachers in primary education, female in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % of female teachers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 92.3% | — |
| 2013 | 87.7% | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 90.2% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 94.2% | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 97.4% | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 97.5% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 97.3% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 97.4% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 97.8% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 97.7% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 98.0% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 98.1% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 98.0% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 94.2% | 87.7% | 97.5% | 8 |
| 2020s | 97.9% | 97.7% | 98.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 53 British Virgin Islands 98.7% compare
- 54 Colombia 98.4% compare
- 55 Singapore 98.1% compare
- 57 Mauritania 97.3% compare
- 58 El Salvador 97.2% compare
- 59 Burundi 97.2% compare
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 trained teachers in primary education, female in Zimbabwe?
- Trained teachers in primary education, female in Zimbabwe was 98.0% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest trained teachers in primary education, female recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 98.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest trained teachers in primary education, female recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.7% in 2013.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for trained teachers in primary education, female?
- Zimbabwe ranks 56th out of 126 countries with data for 2024.
- Is trained teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Trained teachers in primary education, female (% of female teachers). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Trained teachers in primary education are the percentage of primary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in a given country.