Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Zambia
Zambia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. was 46.6% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ 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
Zambia recorded 46.6% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in 2010.
The figure is down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Zambia peaked at 54.6% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 37.0%, in 1980.
That places Zambia 18th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 39.9% | — |
| 1965 | 45.0% | +12.6% |
| 1970 | 54.6% | +21.5% |
| 1975 | 45.2% | -17.3% |
| 1980 | 37.0% | -18.1% |
| 1985 | 40.1% | +8.5% |
| 1990 | 38.2% | -4.9% |
| 1995 | 51.7% | +35.5% |
| 2000 | 48.6% | -6.0% |
| 2005 | 46.4% | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 46.6% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 42.4% | 39.9% | 45.0% | 2 |
| 1970s | 49.9% | 45.2% | 54.6% | 2 |
| 1980s | 38.6% | 37.0% | 40.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 44.9% | 38.2% | 51.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 47.5% | 46.4% | 48.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 46.6% | 46.6% | 46.6% | 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 population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Zambia?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Zambia was 46.6% 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 25+ with primary schooling. recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 54.6% in 1970.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.0% in 1980.
- How does Zambia rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling.?
- Zambia ranks 18th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. 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 population age 25+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)