Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Zambia
Zambia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary was 12.5% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Zambia, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Zambia stood at 12.5%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 81.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Zambia peaked at 71.9% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 12.5%, in 2010.
That places Zambia 83rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 52.4% | — |
| 1965 | 60.8% | +16.0% |
| 1970 | 69.3% | +14.0% |
| 1975 | 71.9% | +3.7% |
| 1980 | 61.1% | -15.0% |
| 1985 | 57.7% | -5.5% |
| 1990 | 53.9% | -6.7% |
| 1995 | 66.4% | +23.3% |
| 2000 | 67.6% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 58.3% | -13.7% |
| 2010 | 12.5% | -78.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 56.6% | 52.4% | 60.8% | 2 |
| 1970s | 70.6% | 69.3% | 71.9% | 2 |
| 1980s | 59.4% | 57.7% | 61.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 60.1% | 53.9% | 66.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 63.0% | 58.3% | 67.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 12.5% | 12.5% | 12.5% | 1 |
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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: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Zambia?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Zambia was 12.5% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 71.9% in 1975.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.5% in 2010.
- How does Zambia rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary?
- Zambia ranks 83rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 81.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)