School age population, pre-primary education, male in Zambia
Zambia: School age population, pre-primary education, male was 1.13 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, pre-primary education, male in Zambia, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 1.13 million number for school age population, pre-primary education, male 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 23.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, male in Zambia peaked at 1.13 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 294,371 number, in 1970.
That places Zambia 33rd out of 206 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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, male in Zambia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 294,371 number | — |
| 1971 | 304,241 number | +3.4% |
| 1972 | 313,661 number | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 323,153 number | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 333,834 number | +3.3% |
| 1975 | 345,313 number | +3.4% |
| 1976 | 360,086 number | +4.3% |
| 1977 | 375,719 number | +4.3% |
| 1978 | 391,296 number | +4.1% |
| 1979 | 404,400 number | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 417,650 number | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 432,174 number | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 446,167 number | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 459,402 number | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 471,428 number | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 482,954 number | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 496,951 number | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 509,647 number | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 521,128 number | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 531,579 number | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 541,349 number | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 555,919 number | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 569,568 number | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 582,234 number | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 592,685 number | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 604,288 number | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 620,005 number | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 636,438 number | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 653,167 number | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 668,879 number | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 685,462 number | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 709,928 number | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 735,053 number | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 759,962 number | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 782,184 number | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 805,295 number | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 833,821 number | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 863,292 number | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 892,099 number | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 915,797 number | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 939,847 number | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 962,106 number | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 983,101 number | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 1.00 million number | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 1.03 million number | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 1.05 million number | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 1.07 million number | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 1.09 million number | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 1.12 million number | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 1.13 million number | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 344,607 number | 294,371 number | 404,400 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 476,908 number | 417,650 number | 531,579 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 602,453 number | 541,349 number | 668,879 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 798,289 number | 685,462 number | 915,797 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.04 million number | 939,847 number | 1.13 million number | 10 |
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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, male in Zambia?
- School age population, pre-primary education, male in Zambia was 1.13 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.13 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 294,371 number in 1970.
- How does Zambia rank for school age population, pre-primary education, male?
- Zambia ranks 33rd out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, male rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.6%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.