Adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in formal and in Zambia
Zambia: Adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in formal and was 0.8957 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in formal and in Zambia, 2015–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2023, adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in formal and in Zambia stood at 0.8957. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and up 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in formal and in Zambia peaked at 0.8957 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.7677, in 2019.
Zambia ranks 85th of 100 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in formal and in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 0.8123 | — |
| 2017 | 0.777 | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 0.8076 | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 0.7677 | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 0.7913 | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 0.8618 | +8.9% |
| 2022 | 0.8675 | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.8957 | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.7912 | 0.7677 | 0.8123 | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.8541 | 0.7913 | 0.8957 | 4 |
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More education data for Zambia
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 169,961 (2013)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.39 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.49 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.55 % change on previous year (2017)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.2106 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.55 % change on previous year (2017)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in formal and in Zambia?
- Adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in formal and in Zambia was 0.8957 in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in formal and recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8957 in 2023.
- What is the lowest adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in formal and recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7677 in 2019.
- How does Zambia rank for adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in formal and?
- Zambia ranks 85th out of 100 countries with data for 2023.
- Is adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in formal and rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training (ratio). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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