Zimbabwe - Secondary education, teachers (% female)

Secondary education, teachers (% female) in Zimbabwe was 48.59 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 46 years was 48.59 in 2019, while its lowest value was 25.94 in 1988.

Definition: Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary 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 40.17
1974 39.46
1976 37.99
1977 39.50
1978 38.68
1979 37.21
1986 28.69
1987 28.00
1988 25.94
1989 28.95
1991 31.75
1992 33.17
1993 31.62
1994 40.18
1995 35.85
1996 36.15
1999 37.35
2000 37.37
2001 38.46
2002 38.93
2003 39.81
2010 44.42
2012 44.68
2013 45.72
2014 46.64
2015 46.52
2016 47.13
2017 47.54
2018 47.77
2019 48.59

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 secondary education is calculated by dividing the total number of female teachers at secondary 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