Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training in Zambia
Zambia: Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training was 17.9% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training in Zambia, 2015–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 17.9% for participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training in Zambia peaked at 19.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 16.5%, in 2018.
That places Zambia 33rd out of 110 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training in Zambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 19.2% | — |
| 2017 | 17.5% | -9.1% |
| 2018 | 16.5% | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 17.5% | +6.3% |
| 2020 | 16.9% | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 16.9% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 18.2% | +7.8% |
| 2023 | 17.9% | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 17.7% | 16.5% | 19.2% | 4 |
| 2020s | 17.5% | 16.9% | 18.2% | 4 |
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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 participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training in Zambia?
- Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training in Zambia was 17.9% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 19.2% in 2015.
- What is the lowest participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.5% in 2018.
- How does Zambia rank for participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training?
- Zambia ranks 33rd out of 110 countries with data for 2023.
- Is participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training, by sex (%).