Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Zambia
Zambia: Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita was 0.0022 number per person in 2017. ▼ Falling
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Zambia, 1970–2017
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in number per person.
Analysis
In 2017, teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Zambia stood at 0.0022 number per person.
That represents a change of up 11.1% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Zambia peaked at 0.0025 number per person in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.0016 number per person, in 2000.
That places Zambia 39th out of 196 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Zambia, year by year
| Year | number per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0023 number per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0022 number per person | -4.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0024 number per person | +8.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0023 number per person | -2.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0024 number per person | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0023 number per person | -3.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0023 number per person | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0023 number per person | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0023 number per person | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0025 number per person | +8.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0022 number per person | -10.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0022 number per person | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0022 number per person | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0024 number per person | +7.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0023 number per person | -4.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0024 number per person | +5.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0024 number per person | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0024 number per person | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0025 number per person | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0025 number per person | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0019 number per person | -23.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0016 number per person | -17.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0016 number per person | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0017 number per person | +7.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0017 number per person | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.002 number per person | +17.1% |
| 2006 | 0.002 number per person | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0021 number per person | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0021 number per person | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0019 number per person | -6.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0018 number per person | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 0.002 number per person | +9.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0023 number per person | +13.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0021 number per person | -8.0% |
| 2016 | 0.002 number per person | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0022 number per person | +11.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0023 number per person | 0.0022 number per person | 0.0025 number per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0023 number per person | 0.0022 number per person | 0.0024 number per person | 7 |
| 1990s | 0.0022 number per person | 0.0016 number per person | 0.0025 number per person | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.0019 number per person | 0.0016 number per person | 0.0021 number per person | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.002 number per person | 0.0018 number per person | 0.0023 number per person | 7 |
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More reference data data for Zambia
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 18.94 (2026)
- Exchange rate, old LCU per USD extended forward, period average 18.94 (2026)
- Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average 18.94 (2026)
- Political opposition, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament and government, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Global number of reported disasters by size, gaps filled 0 events (2025)
- Annual precipitation, annual growth rate 40.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Free country, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
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 number per person in 2017, 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 number 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 number per person in 2000.
- How does Zambia rank for teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita?
- Zambia ranks 39th out of 196 countries with data for 2017.
- Is teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. 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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How this figure is calculated
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
Computed from
- Teachers in primary education, male UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
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.