Mobile outbound gross enrolment … adjusted Eastern Central Europe in Zambia
Zambia: Mobile outbound gross enrolment … adjusted Eastern Central Europe was 0.1985 UIS estimate in 2023. ▲ Rising
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in in Zambia, 2012–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in UIS estimate.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 0.1985 UIS estimate for mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in in 2023.
That represents a change of down 4.0% on the previous year and up 84.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in in Zambia peaked at 0.4992 UIS estimate in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0699 UIS estimate, in 2012.
That places Zambia 165th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Mobile outbound gross enrolment … adjusted Eastern Central Europe in Zambia, year by year
| Year | UIS estimate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.0699 UIS estimate | — |
| 2013 | 0.1078 UIS estimate | +54.3% |
| 2014 | 0.3425 UIS estimate | +217.7% |
| 2015 | 0.4237 UIS estimate | +23.7% |
| 2016 | 0.4205 UIS estimate | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.4053 UIS estimate | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 0.4353 UIS estimate | +7.4% |
| 2019 | 0.4992 UIS estimate | +14.7% |
| 2020 | 0.21 UIS estimate | -57.9% |
| 2021 | 0.2108 UIS estimate | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.2068 UIS estimate | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.1985 UIS estimate | -4.0% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 0.1985 UIS estimate is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3127 UIS estimate, 63% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 0.1985 UIS estimate is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3093 UIS estimate, 64% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.338 UIS estimate | 0.0699 UIS estimate | 0.4992 UIS estimate | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.2065 UIS estimate | 0.1985 UIS estimate | 0.2108 UIS estimate | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
More education data for Zambia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 42,585 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 169,961 (2013)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.39 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.49 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.55 % change on previous year (2017)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.2106 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.49 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in in Zambia?
- Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in in Zambia was 0.1985 UIS estimate in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4992 UIS estimate in 2019.
- What is the lowest mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0699 UIS estimate in 2012.
- How does Zambia rank for mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in?
- Zambia ranks 165th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 84.1%. 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 Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in Central and Eastern Europe, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (UIS estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release