Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 20-24, female in Zambia
Zambia: Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 20-24, female was 1.33 in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 20-24, female in Zambia, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 20-24, female in Zambia is 1.33, measured in 2010.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 20-24, female in Zambia peaked at 1.42 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.04, in 1960.
Zambia ranks 129th of 144 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 20-24, female in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.04 | — |
| 1965 | 0.04 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.08 | +100.0% |
| 1975 | 0.23 | +187.5% |
| 1980 | 0.46 | +100.0% |
| 1985 | 0.93 | +102.2% |
| 1990 | 1.03 | +10.8% |
| 1995 | 1.14 | +10.7% |
| 2000 | 1.42 | +24.6% |
| 2005 | 1.11 | -21.8% |
| 2010 | 1.33 | +19.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.155 | 0.08 | 0.23 | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.695 | 0.46 | 0.93 | 2 |
| 1990s | 1.08 | 1.03 | 1.14 | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.27 | 1.11 | 1.42 | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.33 | 1.33 | 1.33 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 126 Eswatini 1.5 compare
- 127 Côte d'Ivoire 1.42 compare
- 128 Cambodia 1.38 compare
- 130 Mauritania 1.02 compare
- 131 Liberia 1 compare
- 132 Afghanistan 0.96 compare
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 barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 20-24, female in Zambia?
- Barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 20-24, female in Zambia was 1.33 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 20-24, female recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.42 in 2000.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 20-24, female recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.04 in 1960.
- How does Zambia rank for barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 20-24, female?
- Zambia ranks 129th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 20-24, female rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 secondary schooling, age 20-24, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of secondary schooling, 20-24, female is the average years of secondary education completed among females age 20-24.