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

UNICEF: Africa
3.29 million
in 2024
Zambia
69,123
in 2024
UNICEF: Africa rank
55th
Zambia rank
54th

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

  • UNICEF: Africa
  • Zambia
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How they compare

UNICEF: Africa currently reports 3.29 million against 69,123 in Zambia, a difference of 3.22 million.

That makes UNICEF: Africa's figure about 47.6 times Zambia's.

Across all 44 years both countries report, UNICEF: Africa has been ahead every year.

UNICEF: Africa ranks 55th and Zambia ranks 54th of 221 groups.

UNICEF: Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade UNICEF: Africa Zambia Difference Ahead
1970s 447,110 6,566 440,544 UNICEF: Africa
1980s 776,346 11,373 764,973 UNICEF: Africa
1990s 1.19 million 16,550 1.17 million UNICEF: Africa
2000s 1.55 million 21,170 1.53 million UNICEF: Africa
2010s 2.37 million 36,299 2.33 million UNICEF: Africa
2020s 3.29 million 69,123 3.22 million UNICEF: Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled, UNICEF: Africa or Zambia?
UNICEF: Africa, at 3.29 million against 69,123 in Zambia as of 2024.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled between UNICEF: Africa and Zambia?
3.22 million, with UNICEF: Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for UNICEF: Africa and Zambia?
44 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do UNICEF: Africa and Zambia rank globally for teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled?
UNICEF: Africa ranks 55th and Zambia ranks 54th of 221 groups.
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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Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
433 places, 18,584 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Teachers in primary education, female (number) with 851 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.