Zambia vs Zimbabwe: Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled

Zambia
39,407 number
in 2017
Zimbabwe
40,718 number
in 2013
Zambia rank
72nd
Zimbabwe rank
71st

Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled over time

  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe
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How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 40,718 number against 39,407 number in Zambia, a difference of 1,311 number.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Zambia ranks 72nd and Zimbabwe ranks 71st of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Zambia Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1970s 7,128 number 7,209 number 81.57 number Zimbabwe
1980s 11,373 number 20,325 number 8,952 number Zimbabwe
1990s 16,550 number 27,935 number 11,384 number Zimbabwe
2000s 17,221 number 31,305 number 14,084 number Zimbabwe
2010s 35,940 number 40,722 number 4,782 number Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled, Zambia or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 40,718 number against 39,407 number in Zambia as of 2013.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled between Zambia and Zimbabwe?
1,311 number, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Zambia and Zimbabwe?
28 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2013.
How do Zambia and Zimbabwe rank globally for teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled?
Zambia ranks 72nd and Zimbabwe ranks 71st of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled
Unit
number
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
241 places, 8,140 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Teachers in primary education, female (number) with 730 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.