Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 30-34 with primary schooling. in Zambia
Zambia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 30-34 with primary schooling. was 29.0% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 30-34 with primary schooling. in Zambia, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 29.0% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with primary schooling. in 2010.
The figure is down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with primary schooling. in Zambia peaked at 34.8% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 6.5%, in 1960.
That places Zambia 19th 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 30-34 with primary schooling. in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 6.5% | — |
| 1965 | 6.5% | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 12.3% | +89.2% |
| 1975 | 10.8% | -12.4% |
| 1980 | 19.8% | +84.0% |
| 1985 | 20.5% | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 20.2% | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 29.0% | +44.0% |
| 2000 | 31.1% | +7.1% |
| 2005 | 34.8% | +11.9% |
| 2010 | 29.0% | -16.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.5% | 6.5% | 6.5% | 2 |
| 1970s | 11.5% | 10.8% | 12.3% | 2 |
| 1980s | 20.1% | 19.8% | 20.5% | 2 |
| 1990s | 24.6% | 20.2% | 29.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 32.9% | 31.1% | 34.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 29.0% | 29.0% | 29.0% | 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 30-34 with primary schooling. in Zambia?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with primary schooling. in Zambia was 29.0% 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 30-34 with primary schooling. recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 34.8% in 2005.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with primary schooling. recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.5% in 1960.
- How does Zambia rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with primary schooling.?
- Zambia ranks 19th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with primary schooling. rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. 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 30-34 with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 30-34 with primary schooling. Completed Primary