ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) vs Zambia: Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled

ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
196.01 million
in 2024
Zambia
4.49 million
in 2024
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) rank
37th
Zambia rank
38th

Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled over time

  • ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
  • Zambia
050.0M100.0M150.0M200.0M197019972024

How they compare

ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) currently reports 196.01 million against 4.49 million in Zambia, a difference of 191.53 million.

That makes ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)'s figure about 43.7 times Zambia's.

Across all 49 years both countries report, ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) has been ahead every year.

ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ranks 37th and Zambia ranks 38th of 221 groups.

ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) Zambia Difference Ahead
1970s 34.62 million 854,892 33.76 million ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
1980s 56.83 million 1.27 million 55.56 million ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
1990s 73.18 million 1.52 million 71.67 million ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
2000s 113.19 million 2.30 million 110.89 million ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
2010s 155.67 million 3.13 million 152.54 million ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
2020s 196.01 million 4.49 million 191.53 million ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled, ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) or Zambia?
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), at 196.01 million against 4.49 million in Zambia as of 2024.
What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled between ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) and Zambia?
191.53 million, with ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) and Zambia?
49 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) and Zambia rank globally for enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled?
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ranks 37th and Zambia ranks 38th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
439 places, 21,662 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number) with 607 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.