MDG: Sub-saharan Africa vs Zambia: Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled

MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
96.33 million
in 2024
Zambia
2.30 million
in 2024
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank
32nd
Zambia rank
35th

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

  • MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
  • Zambia
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How they compare

MDG: Sub-saharan Africa currently reports 96.33 million against 2.30 million in Zambia, a difference of 94.04 million.

That makes MDG: Sub-saharan Africa's figure about 41.9 times Zambia's.

Across all 44 years both countries report, MDG: Sub-saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 32nd and Zambia ranks 35th of 221 groups.

MDG: Sub-saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade MDG: Sub-saharan Africa Zambia Difference Ahead
1970s 14.80 million 389,573 14.41 million MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
1980s 25.11 million 589,970 24.52 million MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
1990s 35.50 million 731,581 34.77 million MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
2000s 52.88 million 1.12 million 51.76 million MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
2010s 75.13 million 1.57 million 73.56 million MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
2020s 96.33 million 2.30 million 94.04 million MDG: Sub-saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled, MDG: Sub-saharan Africa or Zambia?
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa, at 96.33 million against 2.30 million in Zambia as of 2024.
What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled between MDG: Sub-saharan Africa and Zambia?
94.04 million, with MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for MDG: Sub-saharan Africa and Zambia?
44 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do MDG: Sub-saharan Africa and Zambia rank globally for enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled?
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 32nd and Zambia ranks 35th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Enrolment in primary education, female (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, female (number), gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
437 places, 20,962 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Enrolment in primary education, female (number) with 663 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.