School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Zambia
Zambia: School age population, secondary education, both sexes was 2.19 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
2.19 million number
Change on year
up 3.0%
World rank
61st
of 205 countries
All-time high
2.19 million number
in 2020
All-time low
444,081 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Zambia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 2.19 million number for school age population, secondary education, both sexes in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 41.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Zambia peaked at 2.19 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 444,081 number, in 1970.
Zambia ranks 61st of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Zambia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 444,081 number | — |
| 1971 | 461,497 number | +3.9% |
| 1972 | 480,303 number | +4.1% |
| 1973 | 500,294 number | +4.2% |
| 1974 | 521,434 number | +4.2% |
| 1975 | 543,896 number | +4.3% |
| 1976 | 565,209 number | +3.9% |
| 1977 | 587,844 number | +4.0% |
| 1978 | 610,823 number | +3.9% |
| 1979 | 633,530 number | +3.7% |
| 1980 | 656,043 number | +3.6% |
| 1981 | 676,920 number | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 698,346 number | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 721,725 number | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 747,863 number | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 776,408 number | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 804,944 number | +3.7% |
| 1987 | 836,020 number | +3.9% |
| 1988 | 868,111 number | +3.8% |
| 1989 | 900,063 number | +3.7% |
| 1990 | 931,971 number | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 959,567 number | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 987,976 number | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 1.02 million number | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 1.05 million number | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 1.08 million number | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 1.11 million number | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 1.14 million number | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 1.17 million number | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 1.20 million number | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 1.23 million number | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 1.25 million number | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 1.27 million number | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 1.30 million number | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 1.33 million number | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 1.36 million number | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 1.39 million number | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 1.42 million number | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 1.46 million number | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 1.50 million number | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 1.55 million number | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 1.60 million number | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 1.65 million number | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 1.71 million number | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 1.78 million number | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 1.84 million number | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 1.91 million number | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 1.99 million number | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 2.06 million number | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 2.13 million number | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 2.19 million number | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 534,891 number | 444,081 number | 633,530 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 768,644 number | 656,043 number | 900,063 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.06 million number | 931,971 number | 1.20 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.35 million number | 1.23 million number | 1.50 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.82 million number | 1.55 million number | 2.13 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.19 million number | 2.19 million number | 2.19 million number | 1 |
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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, secondary education, both sexes in Zambia?
- School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Zambia was 2.19 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.19 million number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 444,081 number in 1970.
- How does Zambia rank for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
- Zambia ranks 61st out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.4%. 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, secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.