Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in Zambia
Zambia: Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying was 0.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in Zambia, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in Zambia stood at 0.3%.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in Zambia peaked at 0.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2022.
That places Zambia 196th out of 209 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in Zambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.3% | — |
| 1999 | 0.4% | +41.2% |
| 2000 | 0.5% | +25.9% |
| 2001 | 0.5% | -8.6% |
| 2002 | 0.5% | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | -20.2% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 0.4% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | +6.8% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | +8.5% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | -20.8% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | -8.1% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | -6.3% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | -5.4% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 193 Burundi 0.3% compare
- 194 Puerto Rico 0.3% compare
- 195 Indonesia 0.3% compare
- 197 South Africa 0.3% compare
- 198 South Sudan 0.2% compare
- 199 Guatemala 0.2% compare
More education data for Zambia
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0497 % change on previous year (2014)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in Zambia?
- Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in Zambia was 0.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2022.
- How does Zambia rank for mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying?
- Zambia ranks 196th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying abroad, all countries, both sexes (UIS estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release