Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Zambia
Zambia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary was 33.2% in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Zambia, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 33.2% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 42.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Zambia peaked at 33.2% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 1960.
That places Zambia 10th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.2% | — |
| 1965 | 2.1% | +75.8% |
| 1970 | 4.0% | +89.6% |
| 1975 | 5.8% | +43.8% |
| 1980 | 6.6% | +15.5% |
| 1985 | 9.3% | +39.6% |
| 1990 | 13.7% | +47.2% |
| 1995 | 22.2% | +62.9% |
| 2000 | 23.3% | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 27.6% | +18.3% |
| 2010 | 33.2% | +20.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.7% | 1.2% | 2.1% | 2 |
| 1970s | 4.9% | 4.0% | 5.8% | 2 |
| 1980s | 8.0% | 6.6% | 9.3% | 2 |
| 1990s | 17.9% | 13.7% | 22.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 25.4% | 23.3% | 27.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 33.2% | 33.2% | 33.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 7 Papua New Guinea 34.3% compare
- 8 Costa Rica 34.1% compare
- 9 Trinidad and Tobago 33.5% compare
- 11 Argentina 32.5% compare
- 12 Greece 31.7% compare
- 13 Myanmar 31.0% 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 25+ with primary in Zambia?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Zambia was 33.2% 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+ with primary recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 33.2% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 1960.
- How does Zambia rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary?
- Zambia ranks 10th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.3%. 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: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary