Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Zambia
Zambia: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male was 70.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Zambia, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Zambia is 70.1%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Zambia peaked at 77.6% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 28.3%, in 1998.
Zambia ranks 161st of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Zambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 28.3% | — |
| 1999 | 29.2% | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 38.5% | +31.6% |
| 2001 | 40.9% | +6.3% |
| 2002 | 44.4% | +8.4% |
| 2004 | 46.7% | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 50.7% | +8.6% |
| 2006 | 56.9% | +12.1% |
| 2007 | 60.7% | +6.8% |
| 2008 | 77.6% | +27.8% |
| 2009 | 77.3% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 72.1% | -6.7% |
| 2011 | 71.7% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 69.9% | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 66.9% | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 66.8% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 64.2% | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 65.0% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 64.9% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 70.1% | +8.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.8% | 28.3% | 29.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 54.9% | 38.5% | 77.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 67.7% | 64.2% | 72.1% | 8 |
| 2020s | 70.1% | 70.1% | 70.1% | 1 |
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More education data for Zambia
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 7.67 % change on previous year (1988)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 116,859 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 5.61 % change on previous year (2017)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 723,878 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 663,308 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 651,791 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 56,680 (2012)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Zambia?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Zambia was 70.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 77.6% in 2008.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.3% in 1998.
- How does Zambia rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male?
- Zambia ranks 161st out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release