India vs Zambia: Children out of school, primary

India
134,967
in 2025
Zambia
136,539
in 2024
India rank
51st
Zambia rank
48th

Children out of school, primary over time

  • India
  • Zambia
010.0M20.0M30.0M197119982025

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 136,539 against 134,967 in India, a difference of 1,572.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 2000 it was India ahead.

India ranks 51st and Zambia ranks 48th of 197 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, India averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Zambia Difference Ahead
2000s 8.40 million 409,734 7.99 million India
2010s 2.71 million 291,053 2.42 million India
2020s 119,749 136,539 16,790 Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children out of school, primary, India or Zambia?
Zambia, at 136,539 against 134,967 in India as of 2024.
What is the difference in children out of school, primary between India and Zambia?
1,572, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Zambia?
12 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do India and Zambia rank globally for children out of school, primary?
India ranks 51st and Zambia ranks 48th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Children out of school, primary. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Children out of school, primary
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
202 places, 4,752 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.