School age population, secondary education, female in Zambia
Zambia: School age population, secondary education, female was 1.09 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, secondary education, female in Zambia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 1.09 million number for school age population, secondary education, female in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 39.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, female in Zambia peaked at 1.09 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 221,784 number, in 1970.
That places Zambia 61st out of 205 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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, female in Zambia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 221,784 number | — |
| 1971 | 230,517 number | +3.9% |
| 1972 | 239,762 number | +4.0% |
| 1973 | 249,532 number | +4.1% |
| 1974 | 259,897 number | +4.2% |
| 1975 | 270,943 number | +4.3% |
| 1976 | 281,603 number | +3.9% |
| 1977 | 292,904 number | +4.0% |
| 1978 | 304,319 number | +3.9% |
| 1979 | 315,529 number | +3.7% |
| 1980 | 326,578 number | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 336,919 number | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 347,478 number | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 358,961 number | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 371,801 number | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 385,849 number | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 400,112 number | +3.7% |
| 1987 | 415,533 number | +3.9% |
| 1988 | 431,359 number | +3.8% |
| 1989 | 447,069 number | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 462,753 number | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 476,631 number | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 490,891 number | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 505,429 number | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 520,245 number | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 535,486 number | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 550,473 number | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 565,632 number | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 581,009 number | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 596,601 number | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 612,215 number | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 625,276 number | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 639,347 number | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 654,217 number | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 669,932 number | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 686,754 number | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 700,452 number | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 716,381 number | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 734,997 number | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 756,454 number | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 780,567 number | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 804,855 number | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 831,280 number | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 860,039 number | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 891,229 number | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 924,703 number | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 958,028 number | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 992,989 number | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 1.03 million number | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 1.06 million number | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 1.09 million number | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 266,679 number | 221,784 number | 315,529 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 382,166 number | 326,578 number | 447,069 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 528,515 number | 462,753 number | 596,601 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 679,602 number | 612,215 number | 756,454 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 913,196 number | 780,567 number | 1.06 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.09 million number | 1.09 million number | 1.09 million number | 1 |
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More education data for Zambia
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0497 % change on previous year (2014)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, female in Zambia?
- School age population, secondary education, female in Zambia was 1.09 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.09 million number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 221,784 number in 1970.
- How does Zambia rank for school age population, secondary education, female?
- Zambia ranks 61st out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, female rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.8%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.