Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, female in Zambia
Zambia: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, female was 5.71 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, female in Zambia, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, female in Zambia stood at 5.71.
The figure is up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, female in Zambia peaked at 5.92 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 2.65, in 1960.
That places Zambia 61st out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, female in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2.65 | — |
| 1965 | 2.65 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 3.36 | +26.8% |
| 1975 | 2.8 | -16.7% |
| 1980 | 4.82 | +72.1% |
| 1985 | 4.13 | -14.3% |
| 1990 | 4.31 | +4.4% |
| 1995 | 5.4 | +25.3% |
| 2000 | 5.66 | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 5.92 | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 5.71 | -3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.65 | 2.65 | 2.65 | 2 |
| 1970s | 3.08 | 2.8 | 3.36 | 2 |
| 1980s | 4.47 | 4.13 | 4.82 | 2 |
| 1990s | 4.86 | 4.31 | 5.4 | 2 |
| 2000s | 5.79 | 5.66 | 5.92 | 2 |
| 2010s | 5.71 | 5.71 | 5.71 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 58 Jamaica 5.74 compare
- 58 Luxembourg 5.74 compare
- 60 Costa Rica 5.73 compare
- 61 Libya 5.71 compare
- 63 Belgium 5.69 compare
- 63 Dominican Republic 5.69 compare
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 barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, female in Zambia?
- Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, female in Zambia was 5.71 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, female recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.92 in 2005.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, female recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.65 in 1960.
- How does Zambia rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, female?
- Zambia ranks 61st out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, female rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of primary schooling, 20-24, female is the average years of primary education completed among females age 20-24.