What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per unit of gdp between IDA total and Zambia?

0.0001 units per US$ of GDP, with Zambia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for IDA total and Zambia?

45 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

IDA total vs Zambia: Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP

IDA total

0.0001 units per US$ of GDP

in 2024

Zambia

0.0002 units per US$ of GDP

in 2024

IDA total rank

11th

Zambia rank

13th

Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP over time

IDA total
Zambia

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP in IDA total, a difference of 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.9 times IDA total's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1970 it was IDA total ahead.

IDA total ranks 11th and Zambia ranks 13th of 45 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, IDA total averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	IDA total	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.0004 units per US$ of GDP	0.0004 units per US$ of GDP	0 units per US$ of GDP	IDA total
1980s	0.0003 units per US$ of GDP	0.0004 units per US$ of GDP	0.0002 units per US$ of GDP	Zambia
1990s	0.0002 units per US$ of GDP	0.0004 units per US$ of GDP	0.0002 units per US$ of GDP	Zambia
2000s	0.0002 units per US$ of GDP	0.0003 units per US$ of GDP	0.0001 units per US$ of GDP	Zambia
2010s	0.0001 units per US$ of GDP	0.0001 units per US$ of GDP	0 units per US$ of GDP	Zambia
2020s	0.0001 units per US$ of GDP	0.0002 units per US$ of GDP	0.0001 units per US$ of GDP	Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, per unit of gdp, IDA total or Zambia?: Zambia, at 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP in IDA total as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per unit of gdp between IDA total and Zambia?: 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for IDA total and Zambia?: 45 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do IDA total and Zambia rank globally for primary education, pupils, per unit of gdp?: IDA total ranks 11th and Zambia ranks 13th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP
Unit: units per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 246 places, 10,698 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 02 September 2026

Primary education, pupils divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.