School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Zambia
Zambia: School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male was 226,769 in 2025. ▼ Falling
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Zambia, 2010–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Zambia is 226,769, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 38.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Zambia peaked at 311,785 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 163,650, in 2015.
That places Zambia 58th out of 174 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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, male in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 281,695 | — |
| 2011 | 288,670 | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 295,056 | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 302,306 | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 311,785 | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 163,650 | -47.5% |
| 2016 | 168,526 | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 173,744 | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 179,864 | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 185,681 | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 191,397 | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 196,297 | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 202,489 | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 208,948 | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 218,040 | +4.4% |
| 2025 | 226,769 | +4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 235,098 | 163,650 | 311,785 | 10 |
| 2020s | 207,323 | 191,397 | 226,769 | 6 |
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More education data for Zambia
- 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)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 47,736 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 24,494 (2012)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 59.03 % change on previous year (2012)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 32,186 (2012)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -20.25 % change on previous year (2012)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Zambia?
- School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Zambia was 226,769 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 311,785 in 2014.
- What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 163,650 in 2015.
- How does Zambia rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male?
- Zambia ranks 58th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.6%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release