Population, age 20, total in Zambia
Zambia: Population, age 20, total was 302,352 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, age 20, total in Zambia, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2015, population, age 20, total in Zambia stood at 302,352. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 5.0% on the previous year and up 26.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 20, total in Zambia peaked at 302,352 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 158,168, in 1990.
Zambia ranks 63rd of 191 countries on this measure, 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 | 183,291 | 158,168 | 210,091 | 10 |
| 2000s | 237,426 | 215,648 | 261,763 | 10 |
| 2010s | 282,816 | 268,118 | 302,352 | 5 |
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More education data for Zambia
- Duration of pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 57.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 41.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 14 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 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 20, total in Zambia?
- Population, age 20, total in Zambia was 302,352 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 20, total recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 302,352 in 2015.
- What is the lowest population, age 20, total recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 158,168 in 1990.
- How does Zambia rank for population, age 20, total?
- Zambia ranks 63rd out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 20, total 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 20, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Age population, total refers to total population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.