Teachers in primary education, male in Zambia
Zambia: Teachers in primary education, male was 38,692 number in 2017. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, male in Zambia, 1970–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2017, teachers in primary education, male in Zambia stood at 38,692 number. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 14.6% on the previous year and up 47.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male in Zambia peaked at 38,692 number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 9,661 number, in 1971.
That places Zambia 49th out of 196 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11,416 number | 9,661 number | 13,892 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 15,153 number | 12,871 number | 17,871 number | 7 |
| 1990s | 19,714 number | 15,521 number | 22,528 number | 5 |
| 2000s | 21,854 number | 15,798 number | 26,779 number | 7 |
| 2010s | 32,286 number | 26,486 number | 38,692 number | 7 |
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- Spring temperature anomalies -0.0386 (2026)
- Country level monthly temperature anomalies 0.3261 (2026)
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 19.51 (2026)
- Exchange rate, old LCU per USD extended forward, period average 19.51 (2026)
- Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average 19.51 (2026)
- Universal suffrage men lexical 1 (2025)
- Political regime fh 1 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating fh 4 (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, male in Zambia?
- Teachers in primary education, male in Zambia was 38,692 number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 38,692 number in 2017.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,661 number in 1971.
- How does Zambia rank for teachers in primary education, male?
- Zambia ranks 49th out of 196 countries with data for 2017.
- Is teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.7%. 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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Total number of male teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/