Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary in Zambia
Zambia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary was 29.6% in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary in Zambia, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary in Zambia stood at 29.6%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 32.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary in Zambia peaked at 29.6% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1960.
That places Zambia 14th 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 45-49 with primary in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.6% | — |
| 1965 | 1.0% | +66.7% |
| 1970 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 3.3% | +226.0% |
| 1980 | 1.9% | -42.3% |
| 1985 | 3.8% | +103.7% |
| 1990 | 2.2% | -42.3% |
| 1995 | 16.1% | +628.1% |
| 2000 | 22.4% | +39.5% |
| 2005 | 22.4% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 29.6% | +32.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 1.0% | 2 |
| 1970s | 2.1% | 1.0% | 3.3% | 2 |
| 1980s | 2.9% | 1.9% | 3.8% | 2 |
| 1990s | 9.2% | 2.2% | 16.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 22.4% | 22.4% | 22.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 29.6% | 29.6% | 29.6% | 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 45-49 with primary in Zambia?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary in Zambia was 29.6% 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 45-49 with primary recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 29.6% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1960.
- How does Zambia rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary?
- Zambia ranks 14th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.1%. 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 45-49 with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary schooling. Completed Primary