Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary in Zambia
Zambia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary was 39.1% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 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
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary in Zambia is 39.1%, measured in 2010.
The figure is down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary in Zambia peaked at 64.3% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 38.7%, in 1975.
Zambia ranks 20th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 56.5% | — |
| 1965 | 56.5% | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 64.3% | +13.8% |
| 1975 | 38.7% | -39.8% |
| 1980 | 61.1% | +57.7% |
| 1985 | 45.4% | -25.7% |
| 1990 | 45.2% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 56.7% | +25.3% |
| 2000 | 47.0% | -17.1% |
| 2005 | 49.8% | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 39.1% | -21.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 56.5% | 56.5% | 56.5% | 2 |
| 1970s | 51.5% | 38.7% | 64.3% | 2 |
| 1980s | 53.2% | 45.4% | 61.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 51.0% | 45.2% | 56.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 48.4% | 47.0% | 49.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 39.1% | 39.1% | 39.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 17 Syrian Arab Republic 41.0% compare
- 18 Rwanda 39.5% compare
- 19 Zimbabwe 39.5% compare
- 21 Ecuador 38.7% compare
- 22 El Salvador 38.2% compare
- 23 Côte d'Ivoire 38.0% 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: percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary in Zambia?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary in Zambia was 39.1% 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 20-24 with primary recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 64.3% in 1970.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.7% in 1975.
- How does Zambia rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary?
- Zambia ranks 20th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. 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 20-24 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 20-24 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)