Africa Eastern and Southern vs Zambia: Primary education, pupils, per capita

Africa Eastern and Southern
0.1573 units per person
in 2024
Zambia
0.2106 units per person
in 2024
Africa Eastern and Southern rank
5th
Zambia rank
7th

Primary education, pupils, per capita over time

  • Africa Eastern and Southern
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Zambia currently reports 0.2106 units per person against 0.1573 units per person in Africa Eastern and Southern, a difference of 0.0533 units per person.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.3 times Africa Eastern and Southern's.

Across all 45 years both countries report, Zambia has been ahead every year.

Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 5th and Zambia ranks 7th of 45 groups.

Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Eastern and Southern Zambia Difference Ahead
1970s 0.1187 units per person 0.1726 units per person 0.054 units per person Zambia
1980s 0.1311 units per person 0.1893 units per person 0.0582 units per person Zambia
1990s 0.1276 units per person 0.1738 units per person 0.0462 units per person Zambia
2000s 0.1552 units per person 0.1971 units per person 0.0418 units per person Zambia
2010s 0.1691 units per person 0.2005 units per person 0.0314 units per person Zambia
2020s 0.1573 units per person 0.2106 units per person 0.0533 units per person Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, per capita, Africa Eastern and Southern or Zambia?
Zambia, at 0.2106 units per person against 0.1573 units per person in Africa Eastern and Southern as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per capita between Africa Eastern and Southern and Zambia?
0.0533 units per person, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Eastern and Southern and Zambia?
45 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Africa Eastern and Southern and Zambia rank globally for primary education, pupils, per capita?
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 5th and Zambia ranks 7th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, pupils, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary education, pupils, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
251 places, 11,297 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Primary education, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.