Secondary education, teachers in Zambia
Zambia: Secondary education, teachers was 49.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers in Zambia, 1977–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 49.7% for secondary education, teachers in 2024. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers in Zambia peaked at 49.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 21.1%, in 1988.
That places Zambia 140th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Secondary education, teachers in Zambia, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 29.4% | — |
| 1978 | 30.0% | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 28.9% | -3.6% |
| 1988 | 21.1% | -26.8% |
| 2024 | 49.7% | +135.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 29.4% | 28.9% | 30.0% | 3 |
| 1980s | 21.1% | 21.1% | 21.1% | 1 |
| 2020s | 49.7% | 49.7% | 49.7% | 1 |
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- 142 Saudi Arabia 49.4% compare
- 143 India 49.3% compare
More education data for Zambia
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0497 % change on previous year (2014)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, teachers in Zambia?
- Secondary education, teachers in Zambia was 49.7% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 49.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.1% in 1988.
- How does Zambia rank for secondary education, teachers?
- Zambia ranks 140th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.