School age population, primary education, female in Zambia
Zambia: School age population, primary education, female was 1.77 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
1.77 million number
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
40th
of 206 countries
All-time high
1.77 million number
in 2020
All-time low
403,930 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, primary education, female in Zambia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 1.77 million number for school age population, primary education, female in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 30.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in Zambia peaked at 1.77 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 403,930 number, in 1970.
Zambia ranks 40th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, primary education, female in Zambia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 403,930 number | — |
| 1971 | 420,025 number | +4.0% |
| 1972 | 436,148 number | +3.8% |
| 1973 | 451,960 number | +3.6% |
| 1974 | 467,317 number | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 481,994 number | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 496,964 number | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 513,303 number | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 531,385 number | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 551,085 number | +3.7% |
| 1980 | 571,821 number | +3.8% |
| 1981 | 594,177 number | +3.9% |
| 1982 | 617,661 number | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 641,253 number | +3.8% |
| 1984 | 664,031 number | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 685,398 number | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 708,350 number | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 730,989 number | +3.2% |
| 1988 | 752,779 number | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 773,083 number | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 791,067 number | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 810,524 number | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 830,360 number | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 850,787 number | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 871,646 number | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 892,107 number | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 914,559 number | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 938,201 number | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 962,256 number | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 985,704 number | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 1.01 million number | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 1.03 million number | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 1.06 million number | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 1.09 million number | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 1.12 million number | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 1.15 million number | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 1.18 million number | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 1.22 million number | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 1.26 million number | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 1.31 million number | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 1.35 million number | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 1.40 million number | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 1.45 million number | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 1.49 million number | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 1.53 million number | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 1.58 million number | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 1.61 million number | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 1.65 million number | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 1.69 million number | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 1.73 million number | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 1.77 million number | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 475,411 number | 403,930 number | 551,085 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 673,954 number | 571,821 number | 773,083 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 884,721 number | 791,067 number | 985,704 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.14 million number | 1.01 million number | 1.31 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.55 million number | 1.35 million number | 1.73 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.77 million number | 1.77 million number | 1.77 million number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 37 Côte d'Ivoire 2.03 million number compare
- 38 Morocco 1.92 million number compare
- 39 Colombia 1.82 million number compare
- 41 Madagascar 1.75 million number compare
- 42 Burkina Faso 1.72 million number compare
- 43 Mali 1.71 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, primary education, female in Zambia?
- School age population, primary education, female in Zambia was 1.77 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.77 million number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 403,930 number in 1970.
- How does Zambia rank for school age population, primary education, female?
- Zambia ranks 40th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.6%. 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, 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 primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.