Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in Zambia
Zambia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. was 18.8% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. 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 population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in Zambia is 18.8%, measured in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 74.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in Zambia peaked at 73.3% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 18.8%, in 2010.
Zambia ranks 76th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 63.5% | — |
| 1965 | 70.0% | +10.3% |
| 1970 | 70.7% | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 73.3% | +3.7% |
| 1980 | 61.1% | -16.7% |
| 1985 | 58.1% | -4.8% |
| 1990 | 56.2% | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 67.4% | +19.9% |
| 2000 | 72.8% | +8.0% |
| 2005 | 64.0% | -12.1% |
| 2010 | 18.8% | -70.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 66.7% | 63.5% | 70.0% | 2 |
| 1970s | 72.0% | 70.7% | 73.3% | 2 |
| 1980s | 59.6% | 58.1% | 61.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 61.8% | 56.2% | 67.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 68.4% | 64.0% | 72.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 18.8% | 18.8% | 18.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 73 Netherlands 19.3% compare
- 74 Iraq 19.1% compare
- 75 South Africa 19.0% compare
- 77 India 18.2% compare
- 78 Saudi Arabia 17.6% compare
- 79 Philippines 17.5% 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 population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in Zambia?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in Zambia was 18.8% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 73.3% in 1975.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.8% in 2010.
- How does Zambia rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling.?
- Zambia ranks 76th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 74.2%. 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 population age 15-19 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)