Teachers in primary education, male in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Teachers in primary education, male was 32,430 number in 2013. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, male in Zimbabwe, 1973–2013
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 32,430 number for teachers in primary education, male in 2013.
That represents a change of down 3.6% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male in Zimbabwe peaked at 35,960 number in 1992 and was at its lowest, 11,953 number, in 1979.
That places Zimbabwe 57th out of 196 countries with data for 2013, putting it 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 in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 13,038 number | — |
| 1974 | 13,591 number | +4.2% |
| 1975 | 13,988 number | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 14,192 number | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 14,219 number | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 14,678 number | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 11,953 number | -18.6% |
| 1981 | 23,483 number | +96.5% |
| 1982 | 27,393 number | +16.7% |
| 1983 | 31,375 number | +14.5% |
| 1984 | 31,452 number | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 31,720 number | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 33,470 number | +5.5% |
| 1987 | 33,085 number | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 34,540 number | +4.4% |
| 1989 | 35,149 number | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 35,941 number | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 34,839 number | -3.1% |
| 1992 | 35,960 number | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 35,623 number | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 35,609 number | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 31,634 number | -11.2% |
| 2000 | 34,342 number | +8.6% |
| 2001 | 34,483 number | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 30,807 number | -10.7% |
| 2003 | 30,237 number | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 33,629 number | +11.2% |
| 2013 | 32,430 number | -3.6% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 32,430 number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 21,571 number, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 32,430 number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 31,808 number, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in primary education, male 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% | 11,953 number | 23,483 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13,666 number | 11,953 number | 14,678 number | 7 |
| 1980s | 31,296 number | 23,483 number | 35,149 number | 9 |
| 1990s | 34,934 number | 31,634 number | 35,960 number | 6 |
| 2000s | 32,467 number | 30,237 number | 34,483 number | 4 |
| 2010s | 33,030 number | 32,430 number | 33,629 number | 2 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
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)
- 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)
- Civil liberties rating, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Consumer price index 11,077 2010 = 100 (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, male in Zimbabwe?
- Teachers in primary education, male in Zimbabwe was 32,430 number in 2013, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 35,960 number in 1992.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,953 number in 1979.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for teachers in primary education, male?
- Zimbabwe ranks 57th out of 196 countries with data for 2013.
- Is teachers in primary education, male 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total number of male teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/