Population, age 16, male in Zambia
Zambia: Population, age 16, male was 171,286 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, age 16, male in Zambia, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, age 16, male in Zambia is 171,286, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 26.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 16, male in Zambia peaked at 171,286 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 91,859, in 1990.
Zambia ranks 61st of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 104,943 | 91,859 | 116,861 | 10 |
| 2000s | 133,407 | 119,536 | 147,211 | 10 |
| 2010s | 161,121 | 150,748 | 171,286 | 6 |
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More education data for Zambia
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 57.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 14 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 41.0% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 115.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 116,859 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 4.04 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 118.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, age 16, male in Zambia?
- Population, age 16, male in Zambia was 171,286 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 16, male recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 171,286 in 2015.
- What is the lowest population, age 16, male recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 91,859 in 1990.
- How does Zambia rank for population, age 16, male?
- Zambia ranks 61st out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 16, male rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.7%. 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, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population, age 16, male refers to the male population at the specified age.