Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female in Zambia
Zambia: Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female was 87.0% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female in Zambia, 1972–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of primary school age children.
Analysis
In 2017, adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female in Zambia stood at 87.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female in Zambia peaked at 92.2% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 65.4%, in 1999.
Zambia ranks 125th of 165 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female in Zambia, year by year
| Year | % of primary school age children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 71.0% | — |
| 1976 | 75.0% | +5.6% |
| 1977 | 75.5% | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 74.9% | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 75.0% | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 75.2% | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 75.4% | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 75.4% | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 76.9% | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 77.8% | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 79.7% | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 78.2% | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 71.5% | -8.6% |
| 1995 | 69.8% | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 67.0% | -4.0% |
| 1999 | 65.4% | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 65.9% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 66.1% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 68.9% | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 82.3% | +19.5% |
| 2005 | 91.3% | +11.0% |
| 2006 | 90.2% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 91.7% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 89.8% | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 86.9% | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 90.4% | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 92.2% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 89.1% | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 87.0% | -2.3% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 87.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 90.3%, 96% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 87.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 83.6%, 1.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 74.3% | 71.0% | 75.5% | 5 |
| 1980s | 76.9% | 75.2% | 79.7% | 7 |
| 1990s | 68.4% | 65.4% | 71.5% | 4 |
| 2000s | 80.8% | 65.9% | 91.7% | 8 |
| 2010s | 89.1% | 86.9% | 92.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
More education data for Zambia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 42,585 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female in Zambia?
- Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female in Zambia was 87.0% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 92.2% in 2012.
- What is the lowest adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.4% in 1999.
- How does Zambia rank for adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female?
- Zambia ranks 125th out of 165 countries with data for 2017.
- Is adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female (% of primary school age children). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Adjusted net enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group.