Primary enrollment selected countries in Zambia
Zambia: Primary enrollment selected countries was 96.49 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Primary enrollment selected countries in Zambia, 1820–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 96.49 for primary enrollment selected countries in 2024. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary enrollment selected countries in Zambia peaked at 96.49 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1820.
That places Zambia 100th out of 209 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Primary enrollment selected countries in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1820 | 0 | — |
| 1825 | 0 | — |
| 1830 | 0 | — |
| 1835 | 0 | — |
| 1840 | 0 | — |
| 1845 | 0 | — |
| 1850 | 0 | — |
| 1855 | 0 | — |
| 1860 | 0 | — |
| 1865 | 0 | — |
| 1870 | 0 | — |
| 1875 | 0 | — |
| 1880 | 0 | — |
| 1885 | 0 | — |
| 1890 | 0 | — |
| 1895 | 0 | — |
| 1900 | 0 | — |
| 1905 | 0 | — |
| 1910 | 0 | — |
| 1915 | 0.59 | — |
| 1920 | 1.7 | +188.1% |
| 1925 | 3.66 | +115.3% |
| 1930 | 6.88 | +88.0% |
| 1935 | 13.2 | +91.9% |
| 1940 | 19.52 | +47.9% |
| 1945 | 31.66 | +62.2% |
| 1950 | 43.8 | +38.3% |
| 1955 | 46.52 | +6.2% |
| 1960 | 47 | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 49.71 | +5.8% |
| 1970 | 80.72 | +62.4% |
| 1972 | 77.05 | -4.5% |
| 1975 | 83 | +7.7% |
| 1976 | 79.22 | -4.5% |
| 1977 | 79.03 | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 77.85 | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 77.38 | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 77.39 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 77.59 | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 77.7 | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 79.38 | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 80.56 | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 82.23 | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 81.11 | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 75.05 | -7.5% |
| 1995 | 72.92 | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 69.77 | -4.3% |
| 1999 | 68.29 | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 68.07 | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 67.79 | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 70.77 | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 83.68 | +18.2% |
| 2005 | 92.15 | +10.1% |
| 2006 | 90.29 | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 92.89 | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 93.6 | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 90.82 | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 88.32 | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 92.32 | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 93.81 | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 90.65 | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 85.17 | -6.0% |
| 2024 | 96.49 | +13.3% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 96.49 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 93.74, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 96.49 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 84.45, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary enrollment selected countries in Zambia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | +188.1% | 0.59 | 1.7 |
| 1925 | +115.3% | 1.7 | 3.66 |
| 1935 | +91.9% | 6.88 | 13.2 |
| 1930 | +88.0% | 3.66 | 6.88 |
| 1970 | +62.4% | 49.71 | 80.72 |
| 1945 | +62.2% | 19.52 | 31.66 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1910s | 0.295 | 0 | 0.59 | 2 |
| 1920s | 2.68 | 1.7 | 3.66 | 2 |
| 1930s | 10.04 | 6.88 | 13.2 | 2 |
| 1940s | 25.59 | 19.52 | 31.66 | 2 |
| 1950s | 45.16 | 43.8 | 46.52 | 2 |
| 1960s | 48.36 | 47 | 49.71 | 2 |
| 1970s | 79.18 | 77.05 | 83 | 7 |
| 1980s | 79.42 | 77.39 | 82.23 | 7 |
| 1990s | 71.51 | 68.29 | 75.05 | 4 |
| 2000s | 83.34 | 67.79 | 93.6 | 9 |
| 2010s | 90.06 | 85.17 | 93.81 | 5 |
| 2020s | 96.49 | 96.49 | 96.49 | 1 |
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 enrollment selected countries in Zambia?
- Primary enrollment selected countries in Zambia was 96.49 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary enrollment selected countries recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 96.49 in 2024.
- What is the lowest primary enrollment selected countries recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1820.
- How does Zambia rank for primary enrollment selected countries?
- Zambia ranks 100th out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary enrollment selected countries rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Primary enrollment selected countries. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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