ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) vs Zambia: Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female

ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
52.8%
in 2024
Zambia
44.0%
in 2014
ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) rank
127th
Zambia rank
127th

Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female over time

  • ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
  • Zambia
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How they compare

ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) currently reports 52.8% against 44.0% in Zambia, a difference of 8.8%.

That makes ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)'s figure about 1.2 times Zambia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1998 it was ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) ahead.

ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) ranks 127th and Zambia ranks 127th of 213 groups.

Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) Zambia Difference Ahead
1990s 37.2% 38.1% 0.9% Zambia
2000s 38.6% 48.6% 10.0% Zambia
2010s 44.6% 49.1% 4.6% Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female, ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) or Zambia?
ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428), at 52.8% against 44.0% in Zambia as of 2024.
What is the difference in percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female between ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) and Zambia?
8.8%, with ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) and Zambia?
14 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2014.
How do ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) and Zambia rank globally for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female?
ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) ranks 127th and Zambia ranks 127th of 213 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
369 places, 8,395 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release