Enrolment in lower secondary education, female in Zambia
Zambia: Enrolment in lower secondary education, female was 251,074 number in 2017. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in lower secondary education, female in Zambia, 1998–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2017, enrolment in lower secondary education, female in Zambia stood at 251,074 number. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 5.2% on the previous year and up 55.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in lower secondary education, female in Zambia peaked at 251,074 number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 55,035 number, in 1998.
Zambia ranks 75th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Enrolment in lower secondary education, female in Zambia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 55,035 number | — |
| 1999 | 58,137 number | +5.6% |
| 2000 | 79,003 number | +35.9% |
| 2001 | 86,071 number | +8.9% |
| 2002 | 100,438 number | +16.7% |
| 2004 | 106,786 number | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 121,989 number | +14.2% |
| 2006 | 140,866 number | +15.5% |
| 2007 | 161,609 number | +14.7% |
| 2008 | 204,282 number | +26.4% |
| 2009 | 209,630 number | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 208,267 number | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 204,593 number | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 216,290 number | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 214,311 number | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 228,984 number | +6.8% |
| 2015 | 228,296 number | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 238,709 number | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 251,074 number | +5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 56,586 number | 55,035 number | 58,137 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 134,519 number | 79,003 number | 209,630 number | 9 |
| 2010s | 223,816 number | 204,593 number | 251,074 number | 8 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
More education data for Zambia
- 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)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 47,736 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 24,494 (2012)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 59.03 % change on previous year (2012)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 32,186 (2012)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -20.25 % change on previous year (2012)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in lower secondary education, female in Zambia?
- Enrolment in lower secondary education, female in Zambia was 251,074 number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in lower secondary education, female recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 251,074 number in 2017.
- What is the lowest enrolment in lower secondary education, female recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 55,035 number in 1998.
- How does Zambia rank for enrolment in lower secondary education, female?
- Zambia ranks 75th out of 194 countries with data for 2017.
- Is enrolment in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in lower secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female students enrolled in public and private lower secondary education institutions regardless of age.