Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in Zambia
Zambia: Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying was 0.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in Zambia, 2012–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in Zambia is 0.2%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and down 27.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in Zambia peaked at 0.3% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2022.
That places Zambia 196th out of 208 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in Zambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.3% | — |
| 2013 | 0.3% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | -8.1% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | -7.2% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | -6.8% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 193 South Africa 0.2% compare
- 194 Pakistan 0.2% compare
- 195 Madagascar 0.2% compare
- 197 Guatemala 0.2% compare
- 198 Niger 0.2% compare
- 199 South Sudan 0.2% compare
More education data for Zambia
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 years (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 0.2% 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 0.3% in 2014.
- What is the lowest mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2022.
- How does Zambia rank for mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying?
- Zambia ranks 196th out of 208 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 27.2%. 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, female (UIS estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release