School age population, post-secondary … non-tertiary female in Zambia
Zambia: School age population, post-secondary … non-tertiary female was 229,131 in 2025. ▼ Falling
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Zambia, 2010–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Zambia stood at 229,131.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 37.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Zambia peaked at 317,105 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 166,457, 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 female in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 284,815 | — |
| 2011 | 292,204 | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 299,158 | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 307,106 | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 317,105 | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 166,457 | -47.5% |
| 2016 | 171,406 | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 176,543 | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 182,637 | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 188,466 | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 194,151 | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 199,219 | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 205,353 | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 211,797 | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 220,527 | +4.1% |
| 2025 | 229,131 | +3.9% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 229,131 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 152,235, 1.5× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 229,131 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 248,308, 92% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, post-secondary … non-tertiary female in Zambia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | -47.5% | 317,105 | 166,457 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 238,590 | 166,457 | 317,105 | 10 |
| 2020s | 210,030 | 194,151 | 229,131 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 55 Burkina Faso 248,308 compare
- 56 Saudi Arabia 234,526 compare
- 57 Mozambique 232,149
- 59 Chad 208,374 compare
- 60 Romania 205,379 compare
- 61 Libya 163,153 compare
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, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Zambia?
- School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Zambia was 229,131 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 317,105 in 2014.
- What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 166,457 in 2015.
- How does Zambia rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female?
- Zambia ranks 58th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.7%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release