Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Zambia
Zambia: Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita was 0.0023 number per person in 2017. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Zambia, 1970–2017
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in number per person.
Analysis
In 2017, teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Zambia stood at 0.0023 number per person.
The figure is down 4.9% on the previous year and up 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Zambia peaked at 0.0027 number per person in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0011 number per person, in 1971.
That places Zambia 152nd out of 196 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Zambia, year by year
| Year | number per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0012 number per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0011 number per person | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0013 number per person | +10.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0013 number per person | +3.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0013 number per person | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0013 number per person | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0014 number per person | +4.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0014 number per person | -2.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0014 number per person | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0015 number per person | +11.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0015 number per person | -2.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0015 number per person | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0016 number per person | +5.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0017 number per person | +9.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0017 number per person | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0019 number per person | +9.5% |
| 1988 | 0.002 number per person | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0019 number per person | -3.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0019 number per person | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0019 number per person | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0018 number per person | -5.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0015 number per person | -15.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0016 number per person | +5.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0016 number per person | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0017 number per person | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0018 number per person | +6.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0019 number per person | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0018 number per person | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0019 number per person | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0021 number per person | +7.3% |
| 2010 | 0.002 number per person | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0019 number per person | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0023 number per person | +18.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0027 number per person | +17.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0025 number per person | -6.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0024 number per person | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0023 number per person | -4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0013 number per person | 0.0011 number per person | 0.0015 number per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0017 number per person | 0.0015 number per person | 0.002 number per person | 7 |
| 1990s | 0.0018 number per person | 0.0015 number per person | 0.0019 number per person | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.0018 number per person | 0.0016 number per person | 0.0021 number per person | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.0023 number per person | 0.0019 number per person | 0.0027 number per person | 7 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
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 teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Zambia?
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Zambia was 0.0023 number per person in 2017, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0027 number per person in 2014.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0011 number per person in 1971.
- How does Zambia rank for teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita?
- Zambia ranks 152nd out of 196 countries with data for 2017.
- Is teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.2%. 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 Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Teachers in primary education, female (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Teachers in primary education, female (number) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Teachers in primary education, female UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Teachers in primary education, female (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.