Primary completion rate, female in Zambia
Zambia: Primary completion rate, female was 79.8% in 2013. ▲ Rising
Primary completion rate, female in Zambia, 1972–2013
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary completion rate, female in Zambia is 79.8%, measured in 2013.
The figure is down 10.0% on the previous year and up 49.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, female in Zambia peaked at 102.1% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 48.5%, in 1972.
That places Zambia 148th out of 189 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Primary completion rate, female in Zambia, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 48.5% | — |
| 1973 | 51.2% | +5.4% |
| 1974 | 54.8% | +7.2% |
| 1975 | 57.1% | +4.2% |
| 1976 | 58.0% | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 60.8% | +4.8% |
| 1978 | 66.0% | +8.5% |
| 1979 | 65.5% | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 65.8% | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 67.7% | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 69.6% | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 71.6% | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 74.1% | +3.4% |
| 1986 | 76.6% | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 58.4% | -23.7% |
| 1999 | 55.8% | -4.5% |
| 2000 | 54.4% | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 53.5% | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 64.5% | +20.5% |
| 2005 | 68.4% | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 77.3% | +13.0% |
| 2007 | 80.6% | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 84.6% | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 79.6% | -5.8% |
| 2010 | 102.1% | +28.3% |
| 2011 | 84.0% | -17.8% |
| 2012 | 88.7% | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 79.8% | -10.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 57.7% | 48.5% | 66.0% | 8 |
| 1980s | 70.9% | 65.8% | 76.6% | 6 |
| 1990s | 57.1% | 55.8% | 58.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 70.3% | 53.5% | 84.6% | 8 |
| 2010s | 88.6% | 79.8% | 102.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 145 Romania 81.0% compare
- 146 Cote d'Ivoire 80.8% compare
- 147 Suriname 80.3% compare
- 149 Luxembourg 77.3%
- 150 Afghanistan 76.7% compare
- 151 Mauritania 74.5% compare
More education data for Zambia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.65 % change on previous year (2012)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 69,123 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 47,736 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 24,494 (2012)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 59.03 % change on previous year (2012)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 32,186 (2012)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -20.25 % change on previous year (2012)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, female in Zambia?
- Primary completion rate, female in Zambia was 79.8% in 2013, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, female recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 102.1% in 2010.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, female recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.5% in 1972.
- How does Zambia rank for primary completion rate, female?
- Zambia ranks 148th out of 189 countries with data for 2013.
- Is primary completion rate, female rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.