School age population, lower secondary education, male in Zambia
Zambia: School age population, lower secondary education, male was 458,623 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
458,623 number
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
71st
of 205 countries
All-time high
458,623 number
in 2020
All-time low
139,239 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, lower secondary education, male in Zambia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 458,623 number for school age population, lower secondary education, male in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 41.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, male in Zambia peaked at 458,623 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 139,239 number, in 1970.
Zambia ranks 71st of 205 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, lower secondary education, male in Zambia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 139,239 number | — |
| 1971 | 145,041 number | +4.2% |
| 1972 | 151,137 number | +4.2% |
| 1973 | 157,507 number | +4.2% |
| 1974 | 164,178 number | +4.2% |
| 1975 | 171,241 number | +4.3% |
| 1976 | 177,941 number | +3.9% |
| 1977 | 185,041 number | +4.0% |
| 1978 | 191,996 number | +3.8% |
| 1979 | 198,435 number | +3.4% |
| 1980 | 204,736 number | +3.2% |
| 1981 | 210,793 number | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 217,578 number | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 225,335 number | +3.6% |
| 1984 | 234,297 number | +4.0% |
| 1985 | 166,345 number | -29.0% |
| 1986 | 172,854 number | +3.9% |
| 1987 | 179,558 number | +3.9% |
| 1988 | 186,137 number | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 192,532 number | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 198,994 number | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 204,922 number | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 210,939 number | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 216,458 number | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 221,646 number | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 227,224 number | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 232,871 number | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 238,715 number | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 244,347 number | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 249,732 number | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 255,037 number | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 259,464 number | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 264,452 number | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 269,732 number | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 275,427 number | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 281,894 number | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 287,337 number | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 294,310 number | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 302,927 number | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 313,086 number | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 324,442 number | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 335,366 number | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 347,378 number | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 360,913 number | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 375,794 number | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 391,333 number | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 406,292 number | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 421,246 number | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 434,939 number | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 447,100 number | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 458,623 number | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 168,176 number | 139,239 number | 198,435 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 199,016 number | 166,345 number | 234,297 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 224,585 number | 198,994 number | 249,732 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 280,367 number | 255,037 number | 313,086 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 384,480 number | 324,442 number | 447,100 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 458,623 number | 458,623 number | 458,623 number | 1 |
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More education data for Zambia
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, male in Zambia?
- School age population, lower secondary education, male in Zambia was 458,623 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 458,623 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 139,239 number in 1970.
- How does Zambia rank for school age population, lower secondary education, male?
- Zambia ranks 71st out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, male rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.4%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.