SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia vs Zambia: School age population, primary education, female

SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
88.70 million
in 2024
Zambia
1.97 million
in 2025
SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia rank
43rd
Zambia rank
40th

School age population, primary education, female over time

  • SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
  • Zambia
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How they compare

SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia currently reports 88.70 million against 1.97 million in Zambia, a difference of 86.72 million.

That makes SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia's figure about 45.0 times Zambia's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia has been ahead every year.

SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia ranks 43rd and Zambia ranks 40th of 221 groups.

SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia Zambia Difference Ahead
1970s 87.53 million 477,880 87.05 million SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
1980s 88.91 million 674,639 88.24 million SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
1990s 92.08 million 872,116 91.21 million SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
2000s 87.07 million 1.13 million 85.93 million SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
2010s 82.78 million 1.54 million 81.24 million SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
2020s 88.44 million 1.88 million 86.56 million SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, female, SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia or Zambia?
SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia, at 88.70 million against 1.97 million in Zambia as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, female between SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia and Zambia?
86.72 million, with SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia and Zambia?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia and Zambia rank globally for school age population, primary education, female?
SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia ranks 43rd and Zambia ranks 40th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, primary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School age population, primary education, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
443 places, 20,724 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release