Zambia - Primary education, teachers (% female)

Primary education, teachers (% female) in Zambia was 50.46 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 47 years was 54.45 in 2015, while its lowest value was 33.60 in 1970.

Definition: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 33.60
1971 34.31
1972 34.73
1973 36.02
1974 36.28
1975 37.22
1976 37.95
1977 37.47
1978 37.60
1979 38.18
1980 40.01
1981 39.81
1982 41.18
1984 41.63
1985 43.29
1986 44.15
1988 44.75
1994 44.24
1995 43.33
1996 43.28
1998 48.50
1999 48.89
2000 50.43
2001 48.31
2002 48.94
2004 47.69
2005 47.98
2006 47.58
2007 48.04
2008 50.14
2010 50.99
2011 51.17
2012 53.10
2013 52.21
2014 53.94
2015 54.45
2016 54.34
2017 50.46

Development Relevance: The share of female teachers shows the level of gender representation in the teaching force. A value of greater than 50% indicates more opportunities or preference for women to participate in teaching activities. Women teachers are important as they serve as role models to girls and help to attract and retain girls in school.

Other Notes: Data retrieved via API in March 2019. For detailed information on the observation level (e.g. National Estimation, UIS Estimation, or Category not applicable), please visit UIS.Stat (http://data.uis.unesco.org/).

Statistical Concept and Methodology: The share of female teachers in primary education is calculated by dividing the total number of female teachers at primary level of education by the total number of teachers at the same level, and multiplying by 100. Data on education are collected by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics from official responses to its annual education survey. All the data are mapped to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) to ensure the comparability of education programs at the international level. The current version was formally adopted by UNESCO Member States in 2011. The reference years reflect the school year for which the data are presented. In some countries the school year spans two calendar years (for example, from September 2010 to June 2011); in these cases the reference year refers to the year in which the school year ended (2011 in the example).

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Inputs