Zambia vs Zimbabwe: Teachers in primary education, female

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

Teachers in primary education, female 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 20 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 11,568 number 21,226 number 9,658 number Zimbabwe
1990s 16,244 number 28,100 number 11,856 number Zimbabwe
2000s 16,683 number 31,402 number 14,719 number Zimbabwe
2010s 33,824 number 40,726 number 6,902 number Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, female, 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 between Zambia and Zimbabwe?
1,311 number, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Zambia and Zimbabwe?
20 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2012.
How do Zambia and Zimbabwe rank globally for teachers in primary education, female?
Zambia ranks 72nd and Zimbabwe ranks 71st of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in primary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Teachers in primary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
241 places, 7,410 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of female teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.