Teachers in primary education, male in Zambia
Zambia: Teachers in primary education, male was 47,736 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, male in Zambia, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, male in Zambia is 47,736, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.
The figure is up 32.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male in Zambia peaked at 47,736 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9,661, in 1971.
That places Zambia 38th out of 212 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, male in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 9,862 | — |
| 1971 | 9,661 | -2.0% |
| 1972 | 10,763 | +11.4% |
| 1973 | 10,826 | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 11,393 | +5.2% |
| 1975 | 11,361 | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 11,845 | +4.3% |
| 1977 | 12,156 | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 12,398 | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 13,892 | +12.1% |
| 1980 | 12,871 | -7.3% |
| 1981 | 13,397 | +4.1% |
| 1982 | 13,781 | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 15,807 | +14.7% |
| 1985 | 15,484 | -2.0% |
| 1986 | 16,860 | +8.9% |
| 1988 | 17,871 | +6.0% |
| 1994 | 20,463 | +14.5% |
| 1995 | 21,833 | +6.7% |
| 1996 | 22,528 | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 18,224 | -19.1% |
| 1999 | 15,521 | -14.8% |
| 2000 | 15,798 | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 17,497 | +10.8% |
| 2002 | 18,385 | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 23,696 | +28.9% |
| 2006 | 24,631 | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 26,194 | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 26,779 | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 26,816 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 26,486 | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 29,873 | +12.8% |
| 2014 | 36,105 | +20.9% |
| 2015 | 34,267 | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 33,764 | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 38,692 | +14.6% |
| 2024 | 47,736 | +23.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11,416 | 9,661 | 13,892 | 10 |
| 1980s | 15,153 | 12,871 | 17,871 | 7 |
| 1990s | 19,714 | 15,521 | 22,528 | 5 |
| 2000s | 21,854 | 15,798 | 26,779 | 7 |
| 2010s | 32,286 | 26,486 | 38,692 | 7 |
| 2020s | 47,736 | 47,736 | 47,736 | 1 |
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More education data for Zambia
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 14 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, male in Zambia?
- Teachers in primary education, male in Zambia was 47,736 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 47,736 in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,661 in 1971.
- How does Zambia rank for teachers in primary education, male?
- Zambia ranks 38th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release