Zimbabwe - Primary education, teachers (% female)

Primary education, teachers (% female) in Zimbabwe was 61.35 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 47 years was 61.35 in 2020, while its lowest value was 32.58 in 1973.

Definition: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1973 32.58
1974 33.83
1975 34.03
1976 34.88
1977 35.99
1978 34.92
1979 35.33
1981 37.83
1982 39.75
1983 40.24
1984 41.85
1985 43.42
1986 42.55
1987 42.08
1988 40.20
1989 39.77
1990 39.24
1991 40.38
1992 40.89
1995 43.88
1996 44.11
1999 47.25
2000 48.31
2001 48.17
2002 49.39
2003 50.63
2012 54.77
2013 55.67
2014 56.75
2015 57.98
2016 58.63
2017 59.09
2018 59.55
2019 60.60
2020 61.35

Development Relevance: The share of female teachers shows the level of gender representation in the teaching force. A value of greater than 50% indicates more opportunities or preference for women to participate in teaching activities. Women teachers are important as they serve as role models to girls and help to attract and retain girls in school.

Other Notes: Data retrieved via API in March 2019. For detailed information on the observation level (e.g. National Estimation, UIS Estimation, or Category not applicable), please visit UIS.Stat (http://data.uis.unesco.org/).

Statistical Concept and Methodology: The share of female teachers in primary education is calculated by dividing the total number of female teachers at primary level of education by the total number of teachers at the same level, and multiplying by 100. Data on education are collected by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics from official responses to its annual education survey. All the data are mapped to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) to ensure the comparability of education programs at the international level. The current version was formally adopted by UNESCO Member States in 2011. The reference years reflect the school year for which the data are presented. In some countries the school year spans two calendar years (for example, from September 2010 to June 2011); in these cases the reference year refers to the year in which the school year ended (2011 in the example).

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Inputs