Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Zambia
Zambia: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female was 269,478 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Zambia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Zambia stood at 269,478 number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 25.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Zambia peaked at 269,478 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 65,341 number, in 1970.
Zambia ranks 48th 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, female in Zambia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 65,341 number | — |
| 1971 | 67,839 number | +3.8% |
| 1972 | 70,061 number | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 72,129 number | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 74,164 number | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 76,249 number | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 78,967 number | +3.6% |
| 1977 | 82,126 number | +4.0% |
| 1978 | 85,548 number | +4.2% |
| 1979 | 89,037 number | +4.1% |
| 1980 | 92,396 number | +3.8% |
| 1981 | 95,983 number | +3.9% |
| 1982 | 99,409 number | +3.6% |
| 1983 | 102,665 number | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 105,718 number | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 108,527 number | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 112,023 number | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 115,158 number | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 117,978 number | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 120,501 number | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 122,719 number | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 126,003 number | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 129,262 number | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 132,458 number | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 135,522 number | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 138,330 number | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 142,002 number | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 145,625 number | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 149,184 number | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 152,613 number | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 155,833 number | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 160,436 number | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 165,424 number | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 170,660 number | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 176,012 number | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 181,303 number | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 187,216 number | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 193,842 number | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 200,854 number | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 207,896 number | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 214,615 number | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 221,030 number | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 226,808 number | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 232,134 number | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 237,204 number | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 242,171 number | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 247,431 number | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 253,101 number | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 258,894 number | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 264,454 number | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 269,478 number | +1.9% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 269,478 number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 115,626 number, 2.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 269,478 number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 178,844 number, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 76,146 number | 65,341 number | 89,037 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 107,036 number | 92,396 number | 120,501 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 137,372 number | 122,719 number | 152,613 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 179,948 number | 155,833 number | 207,896 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 239,784 number | 214,615 number | 264,454 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 269,478 number | 269,478 number | 269,478 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, female in Zambia?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Zambia was 269,478 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 269,478 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 65,341 number in 1970.
- How does Zambia rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female?
- Zambia ranks 48th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.6%. 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 of the official entrance age to primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female 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.