Population, age 16, female in Zambia
Zambia: Population, age 16, female was 169,963 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, age 16, female in Zambia, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2015, population, age 16, female in Zambia stood at 169,963. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 4.8% on the previous year and up 26.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 16, female in Zambia peaked at 169,963 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 91,464, in 1990.
That places Zambia 61st out of 191 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 104,334 | 91,464 | 116,123 | 10 |
| 2000s | 132,508 | 118,780 | 146,155 | 10 |
| 2010s | 158,629 | 149,651 | 169,963 | 5 |
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More education data for Zambia
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 41.0% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 57.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 14 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 115.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 116,859 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 4.04 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 118.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, age 16, female in Zambia?
- Population, age 16, female in Zambia was 169,963 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 16, female recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 169,963 in 2015.
- What is the lowest population, age 16, female recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 91,464 in 1990.
- How does Zambia rank for population, age 16, female?
- Zambia ranks 61st out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 16, female rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.6%. 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 Population, age 16, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age population, female refers to female population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.