SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries vs Zambia: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female
SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries
55.9%
in 2024
Zambia
59.2%
in 2024
SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries rank
162nd
Zambia rank
164th
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female over time
- SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 59.2% against 55.9% in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries, a difference of 3.3%.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1972 it was SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries ahead.
SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries ranks 162nd and Zambia ranks 164th of 221 groups.
Across the 6 decades both report, SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries averaged higher in 4 and Zambia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 55.6% | 36.9% | 18.7% | SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries |
| 1980s | 52.7% | 42.1% | 10.5% | SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries |
| 1990s | 52.6% | 45.6% | 6.9% | SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries |
| 2000s | 52.3% | 48.6% | 3.6% | SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries |
| 2010s | 51.5% | 52.6% | 1.1% | Zambia |
| 2020s | 55.9% | 59.2% | 3.3% | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of teachers in primary education who are female, SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 59.2% against 55.9% in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in primary education who are female between SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries and Zambia?
- 3.3%, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries and Zambia?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
- How do SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries and Zambia rank globally for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries ranks 162nd and Zambia ranks 164th of 221 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of teachers in primary 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
February 2026 Data Release