Enrolment in primary education, female in Zambia
Zambia: Enrolment in primary education, female was 1.65 million number in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2017)
1.65 million number
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
45th
of 203 countries
All-time high
1.65 million number
in 2017
All-time low
308,994 number
in 1970
Years of data
40
1970–2017
Enrolment in primary education, female in Zambia, 1970–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 1.65 million number for enrolment in primary education, female in 2017. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in primary education, female in Zambia peaked at 1.65 million number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 308,994 number, in 1970.
Zambia ranks 45th of 203 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Enrolment in primary education, female in Zambia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 308,994 number | — |
| 1971 | 327,470 number | +6.0% |
| 1972 | 349,180 number | +6.6% |
| 1973 | 365,225 number | +4.6% |
| 1974 | 388,000 number | +6.2% |
| 1975 | 396,384 number | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 414,968 number | +4.7% |
| 1977 | 432,148 number | +4.1% |
| 1978 | 448,117 number | +3.7% |
| 1979 | 465,243 number | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 487,435 number | +4.8% |
| 1981 | 505,227 number | +3.7% |
| 1982 | 528,050 number | +4.5% |
| 1983 | 562,555 number | +6.5% |
| 1984 | 594,686 number | +5.7% |
| 1985 | 635,530 number | +6.9% |
| 1986 | 652,539 number | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 678,293 number | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 720,122 number | +6.2% |
| 1995 | 720,604 number | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 723,767 number | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 746,384 number | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 743,531 number | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 764,231 number | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 783,224 number | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 832,474 number | +6.3% |
| 2004 | 1.10 million number | +31.6% |
| 2005 | 1.25 million number | +14.3% |
| 2006 | 1.32 million number | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 1.37 million number | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 1.43 million number | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 1.41 million number | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 1.45 million number | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 1.50 million number | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 1.57 million number | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 1.53 million number | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 1.60 million number | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 1.60 million number | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.61 million number | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 1.65 million number | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 389,573 number | 308,994 number | 465,243 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 580,539 number | 487,435 number | 678,293 number | 8 |
| 1990s | 730,882 number | 720,122 number | 746,384 number | 5 |
| 2000s | 1.14 million number | 764,231 number | 1.43 million number | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.57 million number | 1.45 million number | 1.65 million number | 8 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 42 Peru 1.83 million number compare
- 43 Yemen 1.78 million number compare
- 44 Saudi Arabia 1.68 million number compare
- 46 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 1.59 million number compare
- 47 Burkina Faso 1.58 million number compare
- 48 Malaysia 1.51 million number compare
More education data for Zambia
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0497 % change on previous year (2014)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 116,859 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 57.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 41.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 14 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in primary education, female in Zambia?
- Enrolment in primary education, female in Zambia was 1.65 million number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in primary education, female recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.65 million number in 2017.
- What is the lowest enrolment in primary education, female recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 308,994 number in 1970.
- How does Zambia rank for enrolment in primary education, female?
- Zambia ranks 45th out of 203 countries with data for 2017.
- Is enrolment in primary education, female rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in primary 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 primary education institutions regardless of age.