Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25-29 with primary in Zambia
Zambia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25-29 with primary was 49.8% in 2010. ▬ Flat
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25-29 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 25-29 with primary in Zambia is 49.8%, measured in 2010.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25-29 with primary in Zambia peaked at 56.7% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 38.7%, in 1980.
That places Zambia 11th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top 10%.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25-29 with primary in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 44.6% | — |
| 1965 | 56.5% | +26.7% |
| 1970 | 56.5% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 52.9% | -6.5% |
| 1980 | 38.7% | -26.8% |
| 1985 | 51.5% | +33.1% |
| 1990 | 45.4% | -11.9% |
| 1995 | 56.7% | +24.9% |
| 2000 | 56.6% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 47.0% | -17.1% |
| 2010 | 49.8% | +5.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.5% | 44.6% | 56.5% | 2 |
| 1970s | 54.7% | 52.9% | 56.5% | 2 |
| 1980s | 45.1% | 38.7% | 51.5% | 2 |
| 1990s | 51.0% | 45.4% | 56.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 51.8% | 47.0% | 56.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 49.8% | 49.8% | 49.8% | 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 25-29 with primary in Zambia?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25-29 with primary in Zambia was 49.8% 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 25-29 with primary recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 56.7% in 1995.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25-29 with primary recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.7% in 1980.
- How does Zambia rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25-29 with primary?
- Zambia ranks 11th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25-29 with primary rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 25-29 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 25-29 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)