Which has higher female teachers, India or Zambia?

Zambia, at 59.15 against 58.6 in India as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for India and Zambia?

14 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.

Our World in Data, published as Female teachers. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

India

58.6

in 2025

Zambia

59.15

in 2024

India rank

166th

Zambia rank

164th

Zambia currently reports 59.15 against 58.6 in India, a difference of 0.55.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Zambia ahead.

India ranks 166th and Zambia ranks 164th of 212 countries.

Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Decade	India	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1970s	24.53	36.09	11.55	Zambia
1990s	35.59	48.89	13.3	Zambia
2000s	35.86	49.23	13.36	Zambia
2010s	50.06	52.95	2.89	Zambia
2020s	57.64	59.15	1.51	Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Which has higher female teachers, India or Zambia?: Zambia, at 59.15 against 58.6 in India as of 2024.
What is the difference in female teachers between India and Zambia?: 0.55, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Zambia?: 14 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do India and Zambia rank globally for female teachers?: India ranks 166th and Zambia ranks 164th of 212 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Our World in Data, published as Female teachers. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.