Primary education, teachers in Zambia
Zambia: Primary education, teachers was 59.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers in Zambia, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 59.2% for primary education, teachers in 2024. That is the highest value across all 38 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers in Zambia peaked at 59.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 33.6%, in 1970.
That places Zambia 153rd out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Primary education, teachers in Zambia, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 33.6% | — |
| 1971 | 34.3% | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 34.7% | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 36.0% | +3.7% |
| 1974 | 36.3% | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 37.2% | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 37.9% | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 37.5% | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 37.6% | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 38.2% | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 40.0% | +4.8% |
| 1981 | 39.8% | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 41.2% | +3.5% |
| 1984 | 41.6% | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 43.3% | +4.0% |
| 1986 | 44.2% | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 44.8% | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 44.2% | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 43.3% | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 43.3% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 48.5% | +12.1% |
| 1999 | 48.9% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 50.4% | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 48.3% | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 48.9% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 47.7% | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 48.0% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 47.6% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 48.0% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 50.1% | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 51.0% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 51.2% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 53.1% | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 53.9% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 54.5% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 54.3% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 50.5% | -7.1% |
| 2024 | 59.2% | +17.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 36.3% | 33.6% | 38.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 42.1% | 39.8% | 44.8% | 7 |
| 1990s | 45.6% | 43.3% | 48.9% | 5 |
| 2000s | 48.6% | 47.6% | 50.4% | 8 |
| 2010s | 52.6% | 50.5% | 54.5% | 7 |
| 2020s | 59.2% | 59.2% | 59.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 115.55 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 115.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers in Zambia?
- Primary education, teachers in Zambia was 59.2% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 59.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.6% in 1970.
- How does Zambia rank for primary education, teachers?
- Zambia ranks 153rd out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, teachers rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.