WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) vs Zambia: Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled

WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
196.79 million
in 2024
Zambia
4.49 million
in 2024
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank
36th
Zambia rank
38th

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

  • WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
  • Zambia
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How they compare

WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) currently reports 196.79 million against 4.49 million in Zambia, a difference of 192.30 million.

That makes WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)'s figure about 43.8 times Zambia's.

Across all 49 years both countries report, WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) has been ahead every year.

WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 36th and Zambia ranks 38th of 221 groups.

WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) Zambia Difference Ahead
1970s 34.65 million 854,892 33.79 million WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
1980s 56.93 million 1.27 million 55.66 million WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
1990s 73.39 million 1.52 million 71.88 million WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
2000s 113.56 million 2.30 million 111.26 million WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
2010s 156.17 million 3.13 million 153.04 million WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
2020s 196.79 million 4.49 million 192.30 million WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled, WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) or Zambia?
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), at 196.79 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 WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) and Zambia?
192.30 million, with WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) and Zambia?
49 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) and Zambia rank globally for enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled?
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 36th 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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Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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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.