School age population, early childhood education, female in Zambia
Zambia: School age population, early childhood education, female was 1.23 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, early childhood education, female in Zambia, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 1.23 million for school age population, early childhood education, female in 2025. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, female in Zambia peaked at 1.23 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 715,797, in 2002.
That places Zambia 36th out of 207 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
School age population, early childhood education, female in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.13 million | — |
| 1999 | 1.16 million | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 1.19 million | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 1.23 million | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 715,797 | -41.6% |
| 2003 | 736,417 | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 758,005 | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 779,722 | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 802,091 | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 825,309 | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 851,974 | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 882,442 | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 915,580 | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 948,847 | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 979,917 | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 1.01 million | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 1.03 million | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 1.06 million | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 1.08 million | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 1.10 million | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 1.11 million | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 1.13 million | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 1.14 million | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 1.15 million | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 1.17 million | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 1.19 million | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 1.21 million | +1.6% |
| 2025 | 1.23 million | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.14 million | 1.13 million | 1.16 million | 2 |
| 2000s | 877,037 | 715,797 | 1.23 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.04 million | 915,580 | 1.13 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.18 million | 1.14 million | 1.23 million | 6 |
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More education data for Zambia
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.55 % change on previous year (2017)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood education, female in Zambia?
- School age population, early childhood education, female in Zambia was 1.23 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.23 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 715,797 in 2002.
- How does Zambia rank for school age population, early childhood education, female?
- Zambia ranks 36th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, female rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.3%. 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 School age population, early childhood education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release