Primary education, teachers in Zambia
Zambia: Primary education, teachers was 59.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers in Zambia, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 59.2% for primary education, teachers in 2024. That is the highest value across all 38 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers in Zambia peaked at 59.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 33.6%, in 1970.
That places Zambia 153rd out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 36.3% | 33.6% | 38.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 42.1% | 39.8% | 44.8% | 7 |
| 1990s | 45.6% | 43.3% | 48.9% | 5 |
| 2000s | 48.6% | 47.6% | 50.4% | 8 |
| 2010s | 52.6% | 50.5% | 54.5% | 7 |
| 2020s | 59.2% | 59.2% | 59.2% | 1 |
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More education data for Zambia
- Lower secondary school starting age 14 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 41.0% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 57.0% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 115.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 116,859 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 118.3% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 112.8% (2024)
- Labor force, total 8.01 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 46.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers in Zambia?
- Primary education, teachers in Zambia was 59.2% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 59.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.6% in 1970.
- How does Zambia rank for primary education, teachers?
- Zambia ranks 153rd out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, teachers rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.