School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Zambia
Zambia: School age population, last grade of primary education, male was 238,363 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
238,363 number
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
53rd
of 204 countries
All-time high
238,363 number
in 2020
All-time low
50,893 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Zambia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 238,363 number for school age population, last grade of primary education, male in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 38.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, male in Zambia peaked at 238,363 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 50,893 number, in 1970.
Zambia ranks 53rd 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, male in Zambia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 50,893 number | — |
| 1971 | 52,998 number | +4.1% |
| 1972 | 55,146 number | +4.1% |
| 1973 | 57,380 number | +4.1% |
| 1974 | 59,804 number | +4.2% |
| 1975 | 62,486 number | +4.5% |
| 1976 | 64,697 number | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 66,632 number | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 68,495 number | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 70,632 number | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 72,879 number | +3.2% |
| 1981 | 75,318 number | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 78,306 number | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 81,703 number | +4.3% |
| 1984 | 85,166 number | +4.2% |
| 1985 | 88,721 number | +4.2% |
| 1986 | 92,047 number | +3.7% |
| 1987 | 95,270 number | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 98,471 number | +3.4% |
| 1989 | 101,842 number | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 105,375 number | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 108,228 number | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 110,668 number | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 112,987 number | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 115,710 number | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 118,797 number | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 121,498 number | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 124,140 number | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 126,818 number | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 129,646 number | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 132,539 number | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 134,995 number | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 137,545 number | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 140,335 number | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 143,611 number | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 147,283 number | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 150,679 number | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 154,971 number | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 160,036 number | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 165,632 number | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 171,593 number | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 177,652 number | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 184,589 number | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 192,111 number | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 199,813 number | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 207,830 number | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 214,854 number | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 221,110 number | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 226,869 number | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 232,719 number | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 238,363 number | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 60,916 number | 50,893 number | 70,632 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 86,972 number | 72,879 number | 101,842 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 117,387 number | 105,375 number | 129,646 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 146,763 number | 132,539 number | 165,632 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 202,914 number | 171,593 number | 232,719 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 238,363 number | 238,363 number | 238,363 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, male in Zambia?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Zambia was 238,363 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, male recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 238,363 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, male recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 50,893 number in 1970.
- How does Zambia rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, male?
- Zambia ranks 53rd out of 204 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, male rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.9%. 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 School age population, last grade of primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.