Pacific island small states vs Zambia: School age population, primary education, both sexes

Pacific island small states
342,486 number
in 2019
Zambia
3.56 million number
in 2020
Pacific island small states rank
45th
Zambia rank
40th

School age population, primary education, both sexes over time

  • Pacific island small states
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Zambia currently reports 3.56 million number against 342,486 number in Pacific island small states, a difference of 3.22 million number.

That makes Zambia's figure about 10.4 times Pacific island small states's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Zambia has been ahead every year.

Pacific island small states ranks 45th and Zambia ranks 40th of 45 groups.

Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Pacific island small states Zambia Difference Ahead
1970s 218,011 number 955,820 number 737,810 number Zambia
1980s 250,807 number 1.36 million number 1.11 million number Zambia
1990s 285,852 number 1.78 million number 1.49 million number Zambia
2000s 294,572 number 2.28 million number 1.99 million number Zambia
2010s 319,126 number 3.11 million number 2.79 million number Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, both sexes, Pacific island small states or Zambia?
Zambia, at 3.56 million number against 342,486 number in Pacific island small states as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, both sexes between Pacific island small states and Zambia?
3.22 million number, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Pacific island small states and Zambia?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Pacific island small states and Zambia rank globally for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
Pacific island small states ranks 45th and Zambia ranks 40th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School age population, primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,277 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.