School age population, lower secondary education, female in Zambia
Zambia: School age population, lower secondary education, female was 454,312 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, lower secondary education, female in Zambia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, lower secondary education, female in Zambia stood at 454,312 number. 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 38.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, female in Zambia peaked at 454,312 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 138,850 number, in 1970.
That places Zambia 70th out of 205 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, female in Zambia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 138,850 number | — |
| 1971 | 144,430 number | +4.0% |
| 1972 | 150,263 number | +4.0% |
| 1973 | 156,376 number | +4.1% |
| 1974 | 162,861 number | +4.1% |
| 1975 | 169,797 number | +4.3% |
| 1976 | 176,526 number | +4.0% |
| 1977 | 183,557 number | +4.0% |
| 1978 | 190,382 number | +3.7% |
| 1979 | 196,666 number | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 202,770 number | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 208,740 number | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 215,326 number | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 222,809 number | +3.5% |
| 1984 | 231,486 number | +3.9% |
| 1985 | 164,216 number | -29.1% |
| 1986 | 170,645 number | +3.9% |
| 1987 | 177,164 number | +3.8% |
| 1988 | 183,477 number | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 189,592 number | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 195,805 number | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 201,700 number | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 207,689 number | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 213,275 number | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 218,623 number | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 224,324 number | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 230,208 number | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 236,339 number | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 242,535 number | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 248,828 number | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 255,255 number | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 261,012 number | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 267,100 number | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 273,155 number | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 279,360 number | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 286,200 number | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 292,199 number | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 299,396 number | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 307,918 number | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 317,734 number | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 328,530 number | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 338,923 number | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 350,156 number | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 362,784 number | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 376,754 number | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 391,423 number | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 405,497 number | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 419,556 number | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 432,363 number | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 443,658 number | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 454,312 number | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 166,971 number | 138,850 number | 196,666 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 196,622 number | 164,216 number | 231,486 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 221,933 number | 195,805 number | 248,828 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 283,933 number | 255,255 number | 317,734 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 384,964 number | 328,530 number | 443,658 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 454,312 number | 454,312 number | 454,312 number | 1 |
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More education data for Zambia
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0497 % change on previous year (2014)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 116,859 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 57.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 41.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, female in Zambia?
- School age population, lower secondary education, female in Zambia was 454,312 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 454,312 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 138,850 number in 1970.
- How does Zambia rank for school age population, lower secondary education, female?
- Zambia ranks 70th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.3%. 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, lower secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.