Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre was 0.0838 number per square kilometre in 2013. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Zimbabwe, 1973–2013
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in number per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Zimbabwe is 0.0838 number per square kilometre, measured in 2013.
The figure is down 3.6% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Zimbabwe peaked at 0.093 number per square kilometre in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.0309 number per square kilometre, in 1979.
Zimbabwe ranks 108th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | number per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.0337 number per square kilometre | — |
| 1974 | 0.0351 number per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0362 number per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0367 number per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0368 number per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0379 number per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0309 number per square kilometre | -18.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0607 number per square kilometre | +96.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0708 number per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0811 number per square kilometre | +14.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0813 number per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.082 number per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0865 number per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0855 number per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0893 number per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0909 number per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0929 number per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0901 number per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1992 | 0.093 number per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0921 number per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.092 number per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0818 number per square kilometre | -11.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0888 number per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0891 number per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0796 number per square kilometre | -10.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0782 number per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0869 number per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0838 number per square kilometre | -3.6% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 0.0838 number per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1116 number per square kilometre, 75% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 0.0838 number per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1469 number per square kilometre, 57% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre 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% | 0.0309 number per square kilometre | 0.0607 number per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0353 number per square kilometre | 0.0309 number per square kilometre | 0.0379 number per square kilometre | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.0809 number per square kilometre | 0.0607 number per square kilometre | 0.0909 number per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.0903 number per square kilometre | 0.0818 number per square kilometre | 0.093 number per square kilometre | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.0839 number per square kilometre | 0.0782 number per square kilometre | 0.0891 number per square kilometre | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.0854 number per square kilometre | 0.0838 number per square kilometre | 0.0869 number per square kilometre | 2 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 105 Cameroon 0.0909 number per square kilometre compare
- 106 Germany 0.0887 number per square kilometre compare
- 107 British Virgin Islands 0.0867 number per square kilometre compare
- 109 Mozambique 0.0835 number per square kilometre compare
- 110 Cyprus 0.0831 number per square kilometre compare
- 111 Solomon Islands 0.0825 number per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Zimbabwe
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 58,959 (2026)
- Exchange rate, old LCU per USD extended forward, period average 58,959 (2026)
- Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average 58,959 (2026)
- Political opposition, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament and government, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Global number of reported disasters by size, gaps filled 0 events (2024)
- Annual precipitation, annual growth rate 122.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Free country, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, gaps filled 5 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Zimbabwe?
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Zimbabwe was 0.0838 number per square kilometre in 2013, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.093 number per square kilometre in 1992.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0309 number per square kilometre in 1979.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre?
- Zimbabwe ranks 108th out of 196 countries with data for 2013.
- Is teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Teachers in primary education, male (number) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Teachers in primary education, male (number) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Teachers in primary education, male UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Teachers in primary education, male (number) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.