UIS: Sub-saharan Africa vs Zambia: School age population, tertiary education, female

UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
57.58 million
in 2024
Zambia
1.06 million
in 2025
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa rank
56th
Zambia rank
57th

School age population, tertiary education, female over time

  • UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
  • Zambia
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How they compare

UIS: Sub-saharan Africa currently reports 57.58 million against 1.06 million in Zambia, a difference of 56.52 million.

That makes UIS: Sub-saharan Africa's figure about 54.2 times Zambia's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, UIS: Sub-saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 56th and Zambia ranks 57th of 221 groups.

UIS: Sub-saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade UIS: Sub-saharan Africa Zambia Difference Ahead
1970s 14.17 million 215,546 13.96 million UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
1980s 19.19 million 309,609 18.88 million UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
1990s 26.09 million 433,352 25.65 million UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
2000s 34.92 million 578,729 34.34 million UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
2010s 45.21 million 775,857 44.43 million UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
2020s 55.22 million 969,079 54.25 million UIS: Sub-saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, tertiary education, female, UIS: Sub-saharan Africa or Zambia?
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa, at 57.58 million against 1.06 million in Zambia as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, female between UIS: Sub-saharan Africa and Zambia?
56.52 million, with UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for UIS: Sub-saharan Africa and Zambia?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do UIS: Sub-saharan Africa and Zambia rank globally for school age population, tertiary education, female?
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 56th and Zambia ranks 57th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, tertiary 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, tertiary education, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
442 places, 20,404 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release