Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Zambia
Zambia: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes was 60.8% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Zambia, 1998–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2017, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Zambia stood at 60.8%.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Zambia peaked at 71.9% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 24.8%, in 1998.
That places Zambia 164th out of 188 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Zambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 24.8% | — |
| 1999 | 25.7% | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 34.0% | +32.5% |
| 2001 | 36.4% | +7.0% |
| 2002 | 40.5% | +11.4% |
| 2004 | 42.2% | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 46.4% | +10.1% |
| 2006 | 52.5% | +13.0% |
| 2007 | 57.3% | +9.2% |
| 2008 | 71.9% | +25.4% |
| 2009 | 71.6% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 67.6% | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 65.8% | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 65.4% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 62.3% | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 62.9% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 60.2% | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 60.5% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 60.8% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.2% | 24.8% | 25.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 50.3% | 34.0% | 71.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 63.2% | 60.2% | 67.6% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
More education data for Zambia
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.55 % change on previous year (2017)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Zambia?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Zambia was 60.8% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 71.9% in 2008.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.8% in 1998.
- How does Zambia rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes?
- Zambia ranks 164th out of 188 countries with data for 2017.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.