School age population, pre-primary education, female in Zambia
Zambia: School age population, pre-primary education, female was 1.11 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, pre-primary education, female in Zambia, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, pre-primary education, female in Zambia is 1.11 million number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 22.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, female in Zambia peaked at 1.11 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 290,930 number, in 1970.
Zambia ranks 30th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, pre-primary education, female in Zambia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 290,930 number | — |
| 1971 | 300,555 number | +3.3% |
| 1972 | 309,739 number | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 319,007 number | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 329,483 number | +3.3% |
| 1975 | 340,749 number | +3.4% |
| 1976 | 355,195 number | +4.2% |
| 1977 | 370,511 number | +4.3% |
| 1978 | 385,777 number | +4.1% |
| 1979 | 398,576 number | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 411,413 number | +3.2% |
| 1981 | 425,464 number | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 438,898 number | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 451,620 number | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 463,433 number | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 474,894 number | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 488,453 number | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 500,942 number | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 512,488 number | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 523,321 number | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 533,783 number | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 549,018 number | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 563,690 number | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 577,429 number | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 588,419 number | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 600,299 number | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 616,406 number | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 632,704 number | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 649,016 number | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 664,574 number | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 681,032 number | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 704,582 number | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 728,773 number | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 752,813 number | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 774,483 number | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 796,882 number | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 824,364 number | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 852,744 number | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 880,397 number | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 902,962 number | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 925,545 number | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 946,498 number | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 965,990 number | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 984,912 number | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 1.01 million number | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 1.03 million number | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 1.05 million number | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 1.07 million number | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 1.09 million number | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 1.11 million number | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 340,052 number | 290,930 number | 398,576 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 469,093 number | 411,413 number | 523,321 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 597,534 number | 533,783 number | 664,574 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 789,903 number | 681,032 number | 902,962 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.02 million number | 925,545 number | 1.11 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 27 Côte d'Ivoire 1.12 million number compare
- 28 Philippines 1.12 million number compare
- 29 Madagascar 1.11 million number compare
- 31 Thailand 1.10 million number compare
- 32 Argentina 1.10 million number compare
- 33 Colombia 1.08 million number compare
More education data for Zambia
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 14 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 115.55 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 115.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, female in Zambia?
- School age population, pre-primary education, female in Zambia was 1.11 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.11 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 290,930 number in 1970.
- How does Zambia rank for school age population, pre-primary education, female?
- Zambia ranks 30th out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, female rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.9%. 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, pre-primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.