Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in Zambia
Zambia: Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling was 4.04 in 2024. βΌ Falling
Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in Zambia, 1950β2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in Zambia is 4.04, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 75 years on record.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in Zambia peaked at 7.42 in 1975 and was at its lowest, 4.04, in 2024.
That places Zambia 25th out of 229 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 75 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.81 | 6.77 | 6.9 | 10 |
| 1960s | 7.09 | 6.95 | 7.18 | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.32 | 7.22 | 7.42 | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.92 | 6.63 | 7.14 | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.25 | 6 | 6.57 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.69 | 5.45 | 5.92 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.86 | 4.42 | 5.36 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.18 | 4.04 | 4.32 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 22 Equatorial Guinea 4.12 compare
- 23 Burkina Faso 4.11 compare
- 24 Congo 4.11 compare
- 26 Madagascar 3.91 compare
- 27 Ethiopia 3.91 compare
- 28 Gambia 3.91 compare
More education data for Zambia
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 115.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0055 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in Zambia?
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in Zambia was 4.04 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs mean years of schooling recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.42 in 1975.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs mean years of schooling recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.04 in 2024.
- How does Zambia rank for fertility rate vs mean years of schooling?
- Zambia ranks 25th out of 229 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fertility rate vs mean years of schooling rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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