Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Zambia
Zambia: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted was 0.7944 modelled data in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.7944 modelled data
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
145th
of 204 countries
All-time high
1.14 modelled data
in 2000
All-time low
0.7913 modelled data
in 2023
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Zambia, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Zambia is 0.7944 modelled data, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Zambia peaked at 1.14 modelled data in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.7913 modelled data, in 2023.
That places Zambia 145th out of 204 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Zambia, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.14 modelled data | — |
| 2001 | 1.13 modelled data | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 1.11 modelled data | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 1.09 modelled data | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 1.06 modelled data | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 1.03 modelled data | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 0.993 modelled data | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 0.9643 modelled data | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 0.9424 modelled data | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 0.9416 modelled data | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9485 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.9353 modelled data | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.9048 modelled data | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 0.8831 modelled data | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.8662 modelled data | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.8581 modelled data | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.8421 modelled data | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.8367 modelled data | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.831 modelled data | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.8175 modelled data | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.8295 modelled data | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.8226 modelled data | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.8 modelled data | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 0.7913 modelled data | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.7946 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 0.7944 modelled data | -0.0% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 0.7944 modelled data is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9091 modelled data, 87% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 0.7944 modelled data is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9519 modelled data, 83% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.04 modelled data | 0.9416 modelled data | 1.14 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8723 modelled data | 0.8175 modelled data | 0.9485 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8054 modelled data | 0.7913 modelled data | 0.8295 modelled data | 6 |
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 out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Zambia?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Zambia was 0.7944 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.14 modelled data in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7913 modelled data in 2023.
- How does Zambia rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted?
- Zambia ranks 145th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. 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 Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 26 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release