Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Zambia
Zambia: Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female was 44.0% in 2014. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Zambia, 1998–2014
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2014, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Zambia stood at 44.0%.
That represents a change of down 12.6% on the previous year and down 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Zambia peaked at 51.2% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 27.3%, in 1998.
Zambia ranks 112th of 138 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Zambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 27.3% | — |
| 1999 | 48.9% | +79.2% |
| 2000 | 50.4% | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 48.3% | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 49.0% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 47.7% | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 48.0% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 47.6% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 48.0% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 50.1% | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 51.0% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 51.2% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 50.4% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 44.0% | -12.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.1% | 27.3% | 48.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 48.6% | 47.6% | 50.4% | 8 |
| 2010s | 49.1% | 44.0% | 51.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 109 Cape Verde 47.9% compare
- 110 Bhutan 45.7% compare
- 111 Cambodia 45.6% compare
- 113 Madagascar 42.8% compare
- 114 Timor-Leste 41.3% compare
- 115 Morocco 40.8% compare
More education data for Zambia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 42,585 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 169,961 (2013)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.39 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.49 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.55 % change on previous year (2017)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.2106 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.49 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Zambia?
- Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Zambia was 44.0% in 2014, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 51.2% in 2011.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.3% in 1998.
- How does Zambia rank for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female?
- Zambia ranks 112th out of 138 countries with data for 2014.
- Is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of female teachers at the lower secondary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the lower secondary level in a given school year. 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.