Children out of school, primary, female in Zambia
Zambia: Children out of school, primary, female was 229,960 in 2017. ▲ Rising
Children out of school, primary, female in Zambia, 1972–2017
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
In 2017, children out of school, primary, female in Zambia stood at 229,960.
The figure is up 140.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school, primary, female in Zambia peaked at 342,409 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 81,634, in 2012.
That places Zambia 25th out of 177 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Children out of school, primary, female in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 126,073 | — |
| 1976 | 127,804 | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 131,169 | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 139,480 | +6.3% |
| 1979 | 144,478 | +3.6% |
| 1980 | 148,412 | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 151,767 | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 156,505 | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 152,134 | -2.8% |
| 1984 | 150,637 | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 144,753 | -3.9% |
| 1988 | 156,767 | +8.3% |
| 1994 | 233,770 | +49.1% |
| 1995 | 257,837 | +10.3% |
| 1998 | 306,733 | +19.0% |
| 1999 | 330,000 | +7.6% |
| 2000 | 335,081 | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 342,409 | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 322,709 | -5.8% |
| 2004 | 191,539 | -40.6% |
| 2005 | 92,835 | -51.5% |
| 2006 | 110,828 | +19.4% |
| 2007 | 95,749 | -13.6% |
| 2009 | 116,739 | +21.9% |
| 2010 | 153,718 | +31.7% |
| 2011 | 104,536 | -32.0% |
| 2012 | 81,634 | -21.9% |
| 2013 | 137,596 | +68.6% |
| 2017 | 229,960 | +67.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 133,801 | 126,073 | 144,478 | 5 |
| 1980s | 151,568 | 144,753 | 156,767 | 7 |
| 1990s | 282,085 | 233,770 | 330,000 | 4 |
| 2000s | 200,986 | 92,835 | 342,409 | 8 |
| 2010s | 141,489 | 81,634 | 229,960 | 5 |
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More education data for Zambia
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 7.67 % change on previous year (1988)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 116,859 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 5.61 % change on previous year (2017)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 723,878 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 663,308 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 651,791 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 56,680 (2012)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.65 % change on previous year (2012)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 69,123 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children out of school, primary, female in Zambia?
- Children out of school, primary, female in Zambia was 229,960 in 2017, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school, primary, female recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 342,409 in 2001.
- What is the lowest children out of school, primary, female recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 81,634 in 2012.
- How does Zambia rank for children out of school, primary, female?
- Zambia ranks 25th out of 177 countries with data for 2017.
- Is children out of school, primary, female rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 140.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Children out of school, primary, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.