Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with no education in Zambia
Zambia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with no education was 18.9% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with no education in Zambia, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 18.9% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with no education in 2010.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with no education in Zambia peaked at 60.5% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 18.3%, in 1995.
Zambia ranks 46th of 144 countries on this measure, 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+ with no education in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 60.5% | — |
| 1965 | 55.0% | -9.2% |
| 1970 | 47.9% | -12.8% |
| 1975 | 50.3% | +5.0% |
| 1980 | 49.7% | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 47.2% | -5.0% |
| 1990 | 45.2% | -4.3% |
| 1995 | 18.3% | -59.5% |
| 2000 | 24.9% | +36.2% |
| 2005 | 22.9% | -8.1% |
| 2010 | 18.9% | -17.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 57.8% | 55.0% | 60.5% | 2 |
| 1970s | 49.1% | 47.9% | 50.3% | 2 |
| 1980s | 48.5% | 47.2% | 49.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 31.8% | 18.3% | 45.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 23.9% | 22.9% | 24.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 18.9% | 18.9% | 18.9% | 1 |
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 barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with no education in Zambia?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with no education in Zambia was 18.9% 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+ with no education recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 60.5% in 1960.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with no education recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.3% in 1995.
- How does Zambia rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with no education?
- Zambia ranks 46th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with no education rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.0%. 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+ with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 15+ with no education