Primary education, pupils (% female) in Zambia
Zambia: Primary education, pupils (% female) was 50.2% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Primary education, pupils in Zambia, 1970–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary education, pupils in Zambia is 50.2%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, pupils in Zambia peaked at 50.2% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 44.5%, in 1970.
That places Zambia 12th out of 203 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Primary education, pupils (% female) in Zambia, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 44.5% | — |
| 1971 | 44.9% | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 44.9% | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 45.1% | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 45.2% | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 45.4% | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 45.7% | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 46.1% | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 46.5% | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 46.7% | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 46.8% | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 47.1% | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 47.1% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 47.1% | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 46.9% | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 47.1% | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 47.4% | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 47.6% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 47.8% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 47.8% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 47.7% | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 47.9% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 47.8% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 48.1% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 48.2% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 48.1% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 48.7% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 48.7% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 49.3% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 49.0% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 49.3% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 49.5% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 50.1% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 49.6% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 50.0% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 49.9% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 49.9% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 49.8% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 50.2% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 50.2% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 45.5% | 44.5% | 46.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 47.1% | 46.8% | 47.6% | 8 |
| 1990s | 47.8% | 47.7% | 47.9% | 5 |
| 2000s | 48.8% | 48.1% | 49.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 50.0% | 49.6% | 50.2% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
More education data for Zambia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 86.21 (2017)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 96.49 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, pupils in Zambia?
- Primary education, pupils in Zambia was 50.2% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, pupils recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 50.2% in 2017.
- What is the lowest primary education, pupils recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.5% in 1970.
- How does Zambia rank for primary education, pupils?
- Zambia ranks 12th out of 203 countries with data for 2017.
- Is primary education, pupils rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, pupils (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.