Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Zambia
Zambia: Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 0.9199 GPIA in 2017. ▲ Rising
Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Zambia, 1998–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2017, proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Zambia stood at 0.9199 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Zambia peaked at 0.9199 GPIA in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.8159 GPIA, in 1998.
Zambia ranks 52nd of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Zambia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.8159 GPIA | — |
| 1999 | 0.8233 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.8175 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.8266 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.8733 GPIA | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 0.8653 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.8894 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 0.9026 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.9028 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9049 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.8834 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.9005 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.9121 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9143 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9199 GPIA | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8196 GPIA | 0.8159 GPIA | 0.8233 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.8728 GPIA | 0.8175 GPIA | 0.9049 GPIA | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.906 GPIA | 0.8834 GPIA | 0.9199 GPIA | 5 |
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 proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Zambia?
- Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Zambia was 0.9199 GPIA in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9199 GPIA in 2017.
- What is the lowest proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8159 GPIA in 1998.
- How does Zambia rank for proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Zambia ranks 52nd out of 183 countries with data for 2017.
- Is proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. 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 Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release