Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Zambia
Zambia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. was 38.5% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ 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+ with primary schooling. in Zambia is 38.5%, measured in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 26.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Zambia peaked at 55.7% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 38.5%, in 2010.
That places Zambia 32nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 47.7% | — |
| 1965 | 52.2% | +9.4% |
| 1970 | 55.7% | +6.7% |
| 1975 | 50.3% | -9.7% |
| 1980 | 45.9% | -8.7% |
| 1985 | 44.3% | -3.6% |
| 1990 | 43.1% | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 54.8% | +27.1% |
| 2000 | 52.0% | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 50.5% | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 38.5% | -23.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.0% | 47.7% | 52.2% | 2 |
| 1970s | 53.0% | 50.3% | 55.7% | 2 |
| 1980s | 45.1% | 44.3% | 45.9% | 2 |
| 1990s | 49.0% | 43.1% | 54.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 51.2% | 50.5% | 52.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 38.5% | 38.5% | 38.5% | 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 population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Zambia?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Zambia was 38.5% 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+ with primary schooling. recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 55.7% in 1970.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.5% in 2010.
- How does Zambia rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling.?
- Zambia ranks 32nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.0%. 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+ 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+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)