School age population, primary education, male in Zambia
Zambia: School age population, primary education, male was 1.80 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
1.80 million number
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
40th
of 206 countries
All-time high
1.80 million number
in 2020
All-time low
407,594 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, primary education, male in Zambia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, primary education, male in Zambia stood at 1.80 million number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 32.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, male in Zambia peaked at 1.80 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 407,594 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, male in Zambia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 407,594 number | — |
| 1971 | 424,018 number | +4.0% |
| 1972 | 440,469 number | +3.9% |
| 1973 | 456,613 number | +3.7% |
| 1974 | 472,285 number | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 487,205 number | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 502,352 number | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 518,899 number | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 537,263 number | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 557,390 number | +3.7% |
| 1980 | 578,701 number | +3.8% |
| 1981 | 601,522 number | +3.9% |
| 1982 | 625,702 number | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 650,126 number | +3.9% |
| 1984 | 673,744 number | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 695,816 number | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 719,914 number | +3.5% |
| 1987 | 743,712 number | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 766,440 number | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 787,234 number | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 805,114 number | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 824,152 number | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 843,022 number | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 862,066 number | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 881,385 number | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 900,277 number | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 919,890 number | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 940,847 number | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 962,495 number | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 983,795 number | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 1.00 million number | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 1.03 million number | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 1.05 million number | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 1.08 million number | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 1.11 million number | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 1.14 million number | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 1.18 million number | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 1.22 million number | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 1.26 million number | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 1.31 million number | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 1.36 million number | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 1.40 million number | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 1.45 million number | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 1.50 million number | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 1.55 million number | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 1.59 million number | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 1.63 million number | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 1.68 million number | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 1.72 million number | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 1.76 million number | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 1.80 million number | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 480,409 number | 407,594 number | 557,390 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 684,291 number | 578,701 number | 787,234 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 892,304 number | 805,114 number | 983,795 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.14 million number | 1.00 million number | 1.31 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.56 million number | 1.36 million number | 1.76 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.80 million number | 1.80 million number | 1.80 million number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 37 Côte d'Ivoire 2.05 million number compare
- 38 Morocco 2.02 million number compare
- 39 Colombia 1.90 million number compare
- 41 Burkina Faso 1.78 million number compare
- 42 Madagascar 1.78 million number compare
- 43 Mali 1.77 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, male in Zambia?
- School age population, primary education, male in Zambia was 1.80 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.80 million number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 407,594 number in 1970.
- How does Zambia rank for school age population, primary education, male?
- Zambia ranks 40th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, male rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.5%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.