Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in Zambia
Zambia: Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female was 118.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
118.3%
World rank
15th
of 214 countries
All-time high
118.3%
in 2024
All-time low
76.0%
in 1970
Years of data
41
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in Zambia, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 118.3% for gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 41 years on record.
The figure is up 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in Zambia peaked at 118.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 76.0%, in 1970.
Zambia ranks 15th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in Zambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 76.0% | — |
| 1971 | 77.8% | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 80.1% | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 81.0% | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 83.1% | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 82.0% | -1.3% |
| 1976 | 82.9% | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 83.4% | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 83.3% | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 83.4% | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 84.3% | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 84.2% | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 84.9% | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 87.2% | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 89.1% | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 92.3% | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 92.0% | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 91.0% | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 84.0% | -7.7% |
| 1995 | 81.9% | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 80.1% | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 78.5% | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 76.3% | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 76.5% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 76.5% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 79.2% | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 98.6% | +24.5% |
| 2005 | 109.5% | +11.1% |
| 2006 | 112.2% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 112.6% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 114.4% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 109.0% | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 109.3% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 109.8% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 110.8% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 105.0% | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 106.2% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 102.5% | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 99.5% | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 99.0% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 118.3% | +19.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 81.3% | 76.0% | 83.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 88.1% | 84.2% | 92.3% | 8 |
| 1990s | 80.1% | 76.3% | 84.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 98.7% | 76.5% | 114.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 105.3% | 99.0% | 110.8% | 8 |
| 2020s | 118.3% | 118.3% | 118.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 12 Papua New Guinea 118.9% compare
- 13 Monaco 118.9% compare
- 14 Uzbekistan 118.4% compare
- 16 Namibia 117.9% compare
- 17 Saint Kitts and Nevis 117.0% compare
- 18 Mozambique 116.1% compare
More education data for Zambia
- 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)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 47,736 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 24,494 (2012)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 59.03 % change on previous year (2012)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 32,186 (2012)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -20.25 % change on previous year (2012)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in Zambia?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in Zambia was 118.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary, female recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 118.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary, female recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.0% in 1970.
- How does Zambia rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary, female?
- Zambia ranks 15th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary, female rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. 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, primary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release