School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Zambia
Zambia: School age population, last grade of primary education, female was 235,339 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Zambia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Zambia stood at 235,339 number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 36.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Zambia peaked at 235,339 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 50,538 number, in 1970.
Zambia ranks 52nd of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Zambia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 50,538 number | — |
| 1971 | 52,569 number | +4.0% |
| 1972 | 54,674 number | +4.0% |
| 1973 | 56,884 number | +4.0% |
| 1974 | 59,262 number | +4.2% |
| 1975 | 61,883 number | +4.4% |
| 1976 | 64,075 number | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 65,992 number | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 67,840 number | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 69,932 number | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 72,109 number | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 74,501 number | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 77,409 number | +3.9% |
| 1983 | 80,708 number | +4.3% |
| 1984 | 84,073 number | +4.2% |
| 1985 | 87,548 number | +4.1% |
| 1986 | 90,778 number | +3.7% |
| 1987 | 93,850 number | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 96,885 number | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 100,104 number | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 103,500 number | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 106,337 number | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 108,850 number | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 111,310 number | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 114,130 number | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 117,235 number | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 120,167 number | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 123,176 number | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 126,332 number | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 129,661 number | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 133,132 number | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 136,087 number | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 138,953 number | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 141,953 number | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 145,410 number | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 149,220 number | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 152,737 number | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 156,993 number | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 161,920 number | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 167,270 number | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 172,873 number | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 178,613 number | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 185,140 number | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 192,207 number | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 199,436 number | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 207,003 number | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 213,559 number | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 219,366 number | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 224,703 number | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 230,136 number | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 235,339 number | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 60,365 number | 50,538 number | 69,932 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 85,796 number | 72,109 number | 100,104 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 116,070 number | 103,500 number | 129,661 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 148,368 number | 133,132 number | 167,270 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 202,304 number | 172,873 number | 230,136 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 235,339 number | 235,339 number | 235,339 number | 1 |
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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 school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Zambia?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Zambia was 235,339 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 235,339 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 50,538 number in 1970.
- How does Zambia rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, female?
- Zambia ranks 52nd out of 204 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, female rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.1%. 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, last grade of primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.