Primary education, teachers, per capita in Zambia
Zambia: Primary education, teachers, per capita was 0.0055 units per person in 2024. β² Rising
Primary education, teachers, per capita in Zambia, 1970β2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2024, primary education, teachers, per capita in Zambia stood at 0.0055 units per person. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers, per capita in Zambia peaked at 0.0055 units per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0031 units per person, in 1999.
Zambia ranks 78th of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0036 units per person | 0.0033 units per person | 0.004 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.004 units per person | 0.0037 units per person | 0.0044 units per person | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.004 units per person | 0.0031 units per person | 0.0044 units per person | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.0037 units per person | 0.0032 units per person | 0.0041 units per person | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.0043 units per person | 0.0038 units per person | 0.0049 units per person | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.0055 units per person | 0.0055 units per person | 0.0055 units per person | 1 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 75 Netherlands 0.0055 units per person compare
- 76 Naoero, Republic of 0.0055 units per person compare
- 77 Finland 0.0055 units per person compare
- 79 Kiribati 0.0055 units per person compare
- 80 Kazakhstan, Republic of 0.0054 units per person compare
- 81 Zimbabwe 0.0054 units per person compare
More education data for Zambia
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 116,859 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 57.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 41.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 14 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 115.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 116,859 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers, per capita in Zambia?
- Primary education, teachers, per capita in Zambia was 0.0055 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0055 units per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0031 units per person in 1999.
- How does Zambia rank for primary education, teachers, per capita?
- Zambia ranks 78th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, teachers, per capita rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary education, teachers, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Primary education, teachers Γ· Population, total
Computed from
- Primary education, teachers Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Primary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.