Enrolment in secondary education, female in Zambia
Zambia: Enrolment in secondary education, female was 63,219 number in 1988. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in secondary education, female in Zambia, 1970–1988
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in secondary education, female in Zambia is 63,219 number, measured in 1988. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.8% on the previous year and up 87.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in secondary education, female in Zambia peaked at 63,219 number in 1988 and was at its lowest, 18,294 number, in 1970.
That places Zambia 139th out of 203 countries with data for 1988, putting it in the middle of the range.
Enrolment in secondary education, female in Zambia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 18,294 number | — |
| 1972 | 21,439 number | +17.2% |
| 1974 | 23,589 number | +10.0% |
| 1979 | 33,797 number | +43.3% |
| 1980 | 35,718 number | +5.7% |
| 1981 | 37,230 number | +4.2% |
| 1982 | 39,085 number | +5.0% |
| 1986 | 58,125 number | +48.7% |
| 1988 | 63,219 number | +8.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 24,280 number | 18,294 number | 33,797 number | 4 |
| 1980s | 46,675 number | 35,718 number | 63,219 number | 5 |
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 secondary education, female in Zambia?
- Enrolment in secondary education, female in Zambia was 63,219 number in 1988, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in secondary education, female recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 63,219 number in 1988.
- What is the lowest enrolment in secondary education, female recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 18,294 number in 1970.
- How does Zambia rank for enrolment in secondary education, female?
- Zambia ranks 139th out of 203 countries with data for 1988.
- Is enrolment in secondary education, female rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 87.1%. 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 secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions regardless of age.