Sub-Saharan Africa vs Zambia: Primary education, pupils, per capita

Sub-Saharan Africa
0.1526 units per person
in 2024
Zambia
0.2106 units per person
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
7th
Zambia rank
7th

Primary education, pupils, per capita over time

  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Zambia currently reports 0.2106 units per person against 0.1526 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.058 units per person.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

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

Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 7th 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 Sub-Saharan Africa Zambia Difference Ahead
1970s 0.103 units per person 0.1726 units per person 0.0696 units per person Zambia
1980s 0.1278 units per person 0.1893 units per person 0.0616 units per person Zambia
1990s 0.1243 units per person 0.1738 units per person 0.0494 units per person Zambia
2000s 0.147 units per person 0.1971 units per person 0.0501 units per person Zambia
2010s 0.1585 units per person 0.2005 units per person 0.042 units per person Zambia
2020s 0.1526 units per person 0.2106 units per person 0.058 units per person Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, per capita, Sub-Saharan Africa or Zambia?
Zambia, at 0.2106 units per person against 0.1526 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per capita between Sub-Saharan Africa and Zambia?
0.058 units per person, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Zambia?
45 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa and Zambia rank globally for primary education, pupils, per capita?
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 7th 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.