Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in Zambia
Zambia: Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled was 42,585 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in Zambia, 1977–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in Zambia is 42,585, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in Zambia peaked at 42,585 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4,172, in 1978.
Zambia ranks 96th of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 4,222 | — |
| 1978 | 4,172 | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 4,400 | +5.5% |
| 1980 | 4,882 | +11.0% |
| 1981 | 5,161 | +5.7% |
| 1986 | 6,871 | +33.1% |
| 1987 | 6,787 | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 6,703 | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 42,585 | +535.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4,265 | 4,172 | 4,400 | 3 |
| 1980s | 6,081 | 4,882 | 6,871 | 5 |
| 2020s | 42,585 | 42,585 | 42,585 | 1 |
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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 secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in Zambia?
- Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in Zambia was 42,585 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers, gaps filled recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 42,585 in 2024.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers, gaps filled recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,172 in 1978.
- How does Zambia rank for secondary education, teachers, gaps filled?
- Zambia ranks 96th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary education, teachers with 719 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.
Computed from
- Secondary education, teachers Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
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
Secondary education, teachers with 719 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.