Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) in Zambia
Zambia: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) was 0.0038 units per person in 2012. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) in Zambia, 1970–2012
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) in Zambia is 0.0038 units per person, measured in 2012.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and up 59.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) in Zambia peaked at 0.0039 units per person in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 units per person, in 1970.
Zambia ranks 187th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) in Zambia, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0003 units per person | — |
| 1974 | 0.001 units per person | +191.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0017 units per person | +74.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0017 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0013 units per person | -22.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0013 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0013 units per person | -2.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0013 units per person | -3.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0013 units per person | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0014 units per person | +5.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0013 units per person | -3.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0021 units per person | +55.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0018 units per person | -12.4% |
| 1988 | 0.002 units per person | +10.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0019 units per person | -5.2% |
| 1990 | 0.002 units per person | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0024 units per person | +21.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0024 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0039 units per person | +62.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0038 units per person | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0012 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0017 units per person | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.0016 units per person | 0.0013 units per person | 0.0021 units per person | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.0022 units per person | 0.002 units per person | 0.0024 units per person | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.0038 units per person | 0.0038 units per person | 0.0039 units per person | 2 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
More education data for Zambia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 42,585 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 169,961 (2013)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.39 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.49 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.55 % change on previous year (2017)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.2106 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.49 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) in Zambia?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) in Zambia was 0.0038 units per person in 2012, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0039 units per person in 2011.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 units per person in 1970.
- How does Zambia rank for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)?
- Zambia ranks 187th out of 197 countries with data for 2012.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.