Primary education, teachers in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Primary education, teachers was 62.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers in Zimbabwe, 1973–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 62.0% for primary education, teachers in 2024.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers in Zimbabwe peaked at 62.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 32.6%, in 1973.
Zimbabwe ranks 147th of 200 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 34.5% | 32.6% | 36.0% | 7 |
| 1980s | 40.9% | 37.8% | 43.4% | 9 |
| 1990s | 42.6% | 39.2% | 47.3% | 6 |
| 2000s | 49.1% | 48.2% | 50.6% | 4 |
| 2010s | 57.9% | 54.8% | 60.6% | 8 |
| 2020s | 61.7% | 61.3% | 62.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More education data for Zimbabwe
- Population ages 15-64 56.2% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 40.3% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 93.1% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 90,330 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 93.4% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 92.8% (2024)
- Labor force, total 6.85 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 49.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers in Zimbabwe?
- Primary education, teachers in Zimbabwe was 62.0% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 62.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.6% in 1973.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for primary education, teachers?
- Zimbabwe ranks 147th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, teachers rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. 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 Primary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.