Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Zambia
Zambia: Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita was 0.0032 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Zambia, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Zambia is 0.0032 units per person, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 38 years on record.
The figure is up 21.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Zambia peaked at 0.0032 units per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0011 units per person, in 1971.
That places Zambia 117th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Zambia, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0012 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0011 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0013 units per person | +10.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0013 units per person | +3.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0013 units per person | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0013 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0014 units per person | +4.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0014 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0014 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0015 units per person | +11.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0015 units per person | -2.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0015 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0016 units per person | +5.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0017 units per person | +9.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0017 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0019 units per person | +9.5% |
| 1988 | 0.002 units per person | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0019 units per person | -3.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0019 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0019 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0018 units per person | -5.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0015 units per person | -15.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0016 units per person | +5.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0016 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0017 units per person | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0018 units per person | +6.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0019 units per person | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0018 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0019 units per person | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0021 units per person | +7.3% |
| 2010 | 0.002 units per person | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0019 units per person | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0023 units per person | +18.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0027 units per person | +17.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0025 units per person | -6.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0024 units per person | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0023 units per person | -4.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0032 units per person | +43.5% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 0.0032 units per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0027 units per person, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 0.0032 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0019 units per person, 1.7× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Zambia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +43.5% | 0.0023 units per person | 0.0032 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0013 units per person | 0.0011 units per person | 0.0015 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0017 units per person | 0.0015 units per person | 0.002 units per person | 7 |
| 1990s | 0.0018 units per person | 0.0015 units per person | 0.0019 units per person | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.0018 units per person | 0.0016 units per person | 0.0021 units per person | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.0023 units per person | 0.0019 units per person | 0.0027 units per person | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.0032 units per person | 0.0032 units per person | 0.0032 units per person | 1 |
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 0.0032 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0032 units per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0011 units per person in 1971.
- How does Zambia rank for teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita?
- Zambia ranks 117th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.9%. 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)
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
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.