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

WB: Sub-saharan Africa
100.52 million
in 2024
Zambia
2.19 million
in 2024
WB: Sub-saharan Africa rank
36th
Zambia rank
39th

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

  • WB: Sub-saharan Africa
  • Zambia
025.0M50.0M75.0M100.0M197019972024

How they compare

WB: Sub-saharan Africa currently reports 100.52 million against 2.19 million in Zambia, a difference of 98.33 million.

That makes WB: Sub-saharan Africa's figure about 45.9 times Zambia's.

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

WB: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 36th and Zambia ranks 39th of 221 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade WB: Sub-saharan Africa Zambia Difference Ahead
1970s 19.86 million 465,319 19.39 million WB: Sub-saharan Africa
1980s 31.30 million 660,302 30.64 million WB: Sub-saharan Africa
1990s 42.71 million 798,584 41.91 million WB: Sub-saharan Africa
2000s 60.71 million 1.18 million 59.53 million WB: Sub-saharan Africa
2010s 81.08 million 1.57 million 79.52 million WB: Sub-saharan Africa
2020s 100.52 million 2.19 million 98.33 million WB: Sub-saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled, WB: Sub-saharan Africa or Zambia?
WB: Sub-saharan Africa, at 100.52 million against 2.19 million in Zambia as of 2024.
What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled between WB: Sub-saharan Africa and Zambia?
98.33 million, with WB: Sub-saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for WB: Sub-saharan Africa and Zambia?
44 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do WB: Sub-saharan Africa and Zambia rank globally for enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled?
WB: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 36th and Zambia ranks 39th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Enrolment in primary education, male (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, male (number), gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
437 places, 20,956 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Enrolment in primary education, male (number) with 667 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.