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

6 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2009.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Nigeria vs Zambia: Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, female

Nigeria

80.9%

in 2009

Zambia

81.7%

in 2012

Nigeria rank

134th

Zambia rank

131st

Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, female over time

Nigeria
Zambia

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 81.7% against 80.9% in Nigeria, a difference of 0.8%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 6 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Nigeria ahead.

Nigeria ranks 134th and Zambia ranks 131st of 164 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nigeria	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	94.8%	85.8%	9.1%	Nigeria
2000s	81.5%	86.0%	4.6%	Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, female, Nigeria or Zambia?: Zambia, at 81.7% against 80.9% in Nigeria as of 2012.
What is the difference in survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, female between Nigeria and Zambia?: 0.8%, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Zambia?: 6 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2009.
How do Nigeria and Zambia rank globally for survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, female?: Nigeria ranks 134th and Zambia ranks 131st of 164 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, female (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 164 places, 3,248 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Percentage of a cohort of female students enrolled in the first grade of primary education in a given school year who are expected to reach grade 4, regardless of repetition. Divide the total number of students belonging to a school-cohort who reached each successive grade of primary education by the number of students in the school-cohort i.e. those originally enrolled in the first grade of primary education, and multiply the result by 100. The survival rate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.