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.
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 |
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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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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/