Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Zambia
Zambia: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male was 274,412 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Zambia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Zambia is 274,412 number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 26.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Zambia peaked at 274,412 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 66,016 number, in 1970.
That places Zambia 50th out of 206 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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, male in Zambia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 66,016 number | — |
| 1971 | 68,572 number | +3.9% |
| 1972 | 70,847 number | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 72,961 number | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 75,034 number | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 77,145 number | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 79,915 number | +3.6% |
| 1977 | 83,127 number | +4.0% |
| 1978 | 86,612 number | +4.2% |
| 1979 | 90,178 number | +4.1% |
| 1980 | 93,628 number | +3.8% |
| 1981 | 97,305 number | +3.9% |
| 1982 | 100,865 number | +3.7% |
| 1983 | 104,265 number | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 107,448 number | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 110,339 number | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 114,012 number | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 117,266 number | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 120,136 number | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 122,624 number | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 124,713 number | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 127,895 number | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 130,912 number | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 133,791 number | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 136,534 number | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 139,074 number | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 142,383 number | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 145,799 number | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 149,252 number | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 152,620 number | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 155,770 number | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 160,426 number | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 165,516 number | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 170,887 number | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 176,392 number | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 181,843 number | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 187,988 number | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 194,883 number | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 202,201 number | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 209,592 number | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 216,702 number | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 223,479 number | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 229,693 number | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 235,473 number | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 240,947 number | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 246,219 number | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 251,849 number | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 257,756 number | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 263,688 number | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 269,329 number | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 274,412 number | +1.9% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 274,412 number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 120,878 number, 2.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 274,412 number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 181,214 number, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 77,041 number | 66,016 number | 90,178 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 108,789 number | 93,628 number | 122,624 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 138,297 number | 124,713 number | 152,620 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 180,550 number | 155,770 number | 209,592 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 243,514 number | 216,702 number | 269,329 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 274,412 number | 274,412 number | 274,412 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, male in Zambia?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Zambia was 274,412 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 274,412 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 66,016 number in 1970.
- How does Zambia rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?
- Zambia ranks 50th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male 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 of the official entrance age to primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male 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.