Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Zambia
Zambia: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male was 61.7% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Zambia, 1998–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 61.7% for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in 2017.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 1.5% 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, 26.9%, in 1998.
Zambia ranks 165th of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Zambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 26.9% | — |
| 1999 | 27.9% | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 37.0% | +32.6% |
| 2001 | 39.8% | +7.5% |
| 2002 | 43.5% | +9.3% |
| 2004 | 46.2% | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 50.3% | +8.8% |
| 2006 | 56.8% | +13.0% |
| 2007 | 60.7% | +6.9% |
| 2008 | 77.6% | +27.7% |
| 2009 | 77.2% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 71.9% | -6.9% |
| 2011 | 71.3% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 69.1% | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 65.6% | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 65.1% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 62.0% | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 62.1% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 61.7% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.4% | 26.9% | 27.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 54.4% | 37.0% | 77.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 66.1% | 61.7% | 71.9% | 8 |
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More education data for Zambia
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.69 % change on previous year (2017)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.1079 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.19 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.41 % change on previous year (2017)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.1027 units per person (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Zambia?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Zambia was 61.7% in 2017, 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 26.9% in 1998.
- How does Zambia rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male?
- Zambia ranks 165th out of 188 countries with data for 2017.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. 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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Total male enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male 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.