Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary in Zambia
Zambia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary was 51.6% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 50-54 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
Zambia recorded 51.6% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 39.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary in Zambia peaked at 51.6% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 15.4%, in 1980.
Zambia ranks 14th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 22.2% | — |
| 1965 | 22.2% | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 32.3% | +45.5% |
| 1975 | 24.7% | -23.6% |
| 1980 | 15.4% | -37.6% |
| 1985 | 15.9% | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 16.6% | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 37.0% | +123.3% |
| 2000 | 37.0% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 51.6% | +39.3% |
| 2010 | 51.6% | +0.0% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 51.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 28.6%, 1.8× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 51.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 24.2%, 2.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22.2% | 22.2% | 22.2% | 2 |
| 1970s | 28.5% | 24.7% | 32.3% | 2 |
| 1980s | 15.7% | 15.4% | 15.9% | 2 |
| 1990s | 26.8% | 16.6% | 37.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 44.3% | 37.0% | 51.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 51.6% | 51.6% | 51.6% | 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 50-54 with primary in Zambia?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary in Zambia was 51.6% 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 50-54 with primary recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 51.6% in 2005.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.4% in 1980.
- How does Zambia rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary?
- Zambia ranks 14th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 50-54 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 50-54 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)