Children out of school, primary, male in Zambia
Zambia: Children out of school, primary, male was 263,055 in 2017. ▲ Rising
Children out of school, primary, male in Zambia, 1972–2017
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
Zambia recorded 263,055 for children out of school, primary, male in 2017.
The figure is up 248.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school, primary, male in Zambia peaked at 310,654 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 73,193, in 1972.
Zambia ranks 25th of 177 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Children out of school, primary, male in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 73,193 | — |
| 1976 | 79,312 | +8.4% |
| 1977 | 85,422 | +7.7% |
| 1978 | 97,725 | +14.4% |
| 1979 | 106,802 | +9.3% |
| 1980 | 112,043 | +4.9% |
| 1981 | 116,078 | +3.6% |
| 1982 | 119,831 | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 112,789 | -5.9% |
| 1984 | 107,833 | -4.4% |
| 1986 | 106,142 | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 123,640 | +16.5% |
| 1994 | 190,437 | +54.0% |
| 1995 | 214,835 | +12.8% |
| 1998 | 262,679 | +22.3% |
| 1999 | 282,379 | +7.5% |
| 2000 | 296,407 | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 310,654 | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 285,923 | -8.0% |
| 2004 | 167,682 | -41.4% |
| 2005 | 84,952 | -49.3% |
| 2006 | 115,886 | +36.4% |
| 2007 | 75,567 | -34.8% |
| 2009 | 118,258 | +56.5% |
| 2010 | 154,530 | +30.7% |
| 2011 | 104,322 | -32.5% |
| 2012 | 92,108 | -11.7% |
| 2013 | 133,805 | +45.3% |
| 2017 | 263,055 | +96.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 88,491 | 73,193 | 106,802 | 5 |
| 1980s | 114,051 | 106,142 | 123,640 | 7 |
| 1990s | 237,582 | 190,437 | 282,379 | 4 |
| 2000s | 181,916 | 75,567 | 310,654 | 8 |
| 2010s | 149,564 | 92,108 | 263,055 | 5 |
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More education data for Zambia
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.69 % change on previous year (2017)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.1079 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.19 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.41 % change on previous year (2017)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.1027 units per person (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children out of school, primary, male in Zambia?
- Children out of school, primary, male in Zambia was 263,055 in 2017, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school, primary, male recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 310,654 in 2001.
- What is the lowest children out of school, primary, male recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 73,193 in 1972.
- How does Zambia rank for children out of school, primary, male?
- Zambia ranks 25th out of 177 countries with data for 2017.
- Is children out of school, primary, male rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 248.1%. 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, male. 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.