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Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Zambia

Zambia: Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita was 0.0022 units per person in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.0022 units per person
World rank
32nd
of 200 countries
All-time high
0.0025 units per person
in 1996
All-time low
0.0016 units per person
in 2000
Years of data
37
1970–2024

Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Zambia, 1970–2024

00.0010.0020.0031970199720241970: 0.002 units per person1971: 0.002 units per person1972: 0.002 units per person1973: 0.002 units per person1974: 0.002 units per person1975: 0.002 units per person1976: 0.002 units per person1977: 0.002 units per person1978: 0.002 units per person1979: 0.002 units per person1980: 0.002 units per person1981: 0.002 units per person1982: 0.002 units per person1984: 0.002 units per person1985: 0.002 units per person1986: 0.002 units per person1988: 0.002 units per person1994: 0.002 units per person1995: 0.002 units per person1996: 0.003 units per person1998: 0.002 units per person1999: 0.002 units per person2000: 0.002 units per person2001: 0.002 units per person2002: 0.002 units per person2005: 0.002 units per person2006: 0.002 units per person2007: 0.002 units per person2008: 0.002 units per person2010: 0.002 units per person2011: 0.002 units per person2012: 0.002 units per person2014: 0.002 units per person2015: 0.002 units per person2016: 0.002 units per person2017: 0.002 units per person2024: 0.002 units per person

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.

Analysis

Zambia recorded 0.0022 units per person for teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Zambia peaked at 0.0025 units per person in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.0016 units per person, in 2000.

Zambia ranks 32nd of 200 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 37 years of available data.

Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Zambia, year by year

Year units per person Change
1970 0.0023 units per person —
1971 0.0022 units per person -4.7%
1972 0.0024 units per person +8.3%
1973 0.0023 units per person -2.3%
1974 0.0024 units per person +2.2%
1975 0.0023 units per person -3.2%
1976 0.0023 units per person +1.1%
1977 0.0023 units per person -0.4%
1978 0.0023 units per person -1.0%
1979 0.0025 units per person +8.7%
1980 0.0022 units per person -10.1%
1981 0.0022 units per person +0.9%
1982 0.0022 units per person -0.4%
1984 0.0024 units per person +7.7%
1985 0.0023 units per person -4.9%
1986 0.0024 units per person +5.7%
1988 0.0024 units per person +0.2%
1994 0.0024 units per person -1.3%
1995 0.0025 units per person +4.2%
1996 0.0025 units per person +0.7%
1998 0.0019 units per person -23.2%
1999 0.0016 units per person -17.1%
2000 0.0016 units per person -1.0%
2001 0.0017 units per person +7.5%
2002 0.0017 units per person +1.9%
2005 0.002 units per person +17.1%
2006 0.002 units per person +0.4%
2007 0.0021 units per person +2.7%
2008 0.0021 units per person -1.3%
2010 0.0019 units per person -6.6%
2011 0.0018 units per person -4.5%
2012 0.002 units per person +9.2%
2014 0.0023 units per person +13.4%
2015 0.0021 units per person -8.0%
2016 0.002 units per person -4.5%
2017 0.0022 units per person +11.1%
2024 0.0022 units per person +1.0%

Zambia compared with similar countries

  • Zambia's 0.0022 units per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0019 units per person, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Zambia's 0.0022 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.002 units per person, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.0023 units per person 0.0022 units per person 0.0025 units per person 10
1980s 0.0023 units per person 0.0022 units per person 0.0024 units per person 7
1990s 0.0022 units per person 0.0016 units per person 0.0025 units per person 5
2000s 0.0019 units per person 0.0016 units per person 0.0021 units per person 7
2010s 0.002 units per person 0.0018 units per person 0.0023 units per person 7
2020s 0.0022 units per person 0.0022 units per person 0.0022 units per person 1

Countries ranked near Zambia

  1. 29 Malaysia 0.0023 units per person compare
  2. 30 Afghanistan 0.0023 units per person compare
  3. 31 Micronesia, Federated States of 0.0022 units per person compare
  4. 33 Guatemala 0.0022 units per person compare
  5. 34 Eswatini 0.0022 units per person compare
  6. 35 Mozambique 0.0022 units per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Zambia?
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Zambia was 0.0022 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita recorded in Zambia?
The highest recorded value was 0.0025 units per person in 1996.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita recorded in Zambia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0016 units per person in 2000.
How does Zambia rank for teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita?
Zambia ranks 32nd out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
Is teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita rising or falling in Zambia?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Zambia data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Teachers in primary education, male (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, male (number) ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
200 places, 6,053 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Teachers in primary education, male (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.