School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Zambia
Zambia: School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both was 455,900 in 2025. ▼ Falling
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Zambia, 2010–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Zambia stood at 455,900.
That represents a change of up 4.0% on the previous year and up 38.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Zambia peaked at 628,890 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 330,107, in 2015.
Zambia ranks 58th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 566,510 | — |
| 2011 | 580,874 | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 594,214 | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 609,412 | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 628,890 | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 330,107 | -47.5% |
| 2016 | 339,932 | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 350,287 | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 362,501 | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 374,147 | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 385,548 | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 395,516 | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 407,842 | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 420,745 | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 438,567 | +4.2% |
| 2025 | 455,900 | +4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 473,687 | 330,107 | 628,890 | 10 |
| 2020s | 417,353 | 385,548 | 455,900 | 6 |
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More education data for Zambia
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 7.67 % change on previous year (1988)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 116,859 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 5.61 % change on previous year (2017)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 723,878 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 663,308 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 651,791 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 56,680 (2012)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.65 % change on previous year (2012)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 69,123 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Zambia?
- School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Zambia was 455,900 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 628,890 in 2014.
- What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 330,107 in 2015.
- How does Zambia rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both?
- Zambia ranks 58th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release