Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Zambia
Zambia: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both was 543,890 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Zambia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 543,890 number for population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 26.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Zambia peaked at 543,890 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 131,357 number, in 1970.
Zambia ranks 49th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Zambia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 131,357 number | — |
| 1971 | 136,411 number | +3.8% |
| 1972 | 140,908 number | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 145,090 number | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 149,198 number | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 153,394 number | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 158,882 number | +3.6% |
| 1977 | 165,253 number | +4.0% |
| 1978 | 172,160 number | +4.2% |
| 1979 | 179,215 number | +4.1% |
| 1980 | 186,024 number | +3.8% |
| 1981 | 193,288 number | +3.9% |
| 1982 | 200,274 number | +3.6% |
| 1983 | 206,930 number | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 213,166 number | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 218,866 number | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 226,035 number | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 232,424 number | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 238,114 number | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 243,125 number | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 247,432 number | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 253,898 number | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 260,174 number | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 266,249 number | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 272,056 number | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 277,404 number | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 284,385 number | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 291,424 number | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 298,436 number | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 305,233 number | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 311,603 number | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 320,862 number | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 330,940 number | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 341,547 number | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 352,404 number | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 363,146 number | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 375,204 number | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 388,725 number | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 403,055 number | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 417,488 number | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 431,317 number | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 444,509 number | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 456,501 number | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 467,607 number | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 478,151 number | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 488,390 number | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 499,280 number | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 510,857 number | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 522,582 number | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 533,783 number | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 543,890 number | +1.9% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 543,890 number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 236,397 number, 2.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 543,890 number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 360,057 number, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 153,187 number | 131,357 number | 179,215 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 215,825 number | 186,024 number | 243,125 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 275,669 number | 247,432 number | 305,233 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 360,497 number | 311,603 number | 417,488 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 483,298 number | 431,317 number | 533,783 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 543,890 number | 543,890 number | 543,890 number | 1 |
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 population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Zambia?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Zambia was 543,890 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, both recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 543,890 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, both recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 131,357 number in 1970.
- How does Zambia rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, both?
- Zambia ranks 49th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, both rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.1%. 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 of the official entrance age to primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.