School age population, secondary education, male in Zambia
Zambia: School age population, secondary education, male was 1.10 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
1.10 million number
Change on year
up 3.1%
World rank
61st
of 205 countries
All-time high
1.10 million number
in 2020
All-time low
222,297 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, secondary education, male in Zambia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, secondary education, male in Zambia stood at 1.10 million number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 43.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, male in Zambia peaked at 1.10 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 222,297 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, male in Zambia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 222,297 number | — |
| 1971 | 230,980 number | +3.9% |
| 1972 | 240,541 number | +4.1% |
| 1973 | 250,762 number | +4.2% |
| 1974 | 261,537 number | +4.3% |
| 1975 | 272,953 number | +4.4% |
| 1976 | 283,606 number | +3.9% |
| 1977 | 294,940 number | +4.0% |
| 1978 | 306,504 number | +3.9% |
| 1979 | 318,001 number | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 329,465 number | +3.6% |
| 1981 | 340,001 number | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 350,868 number | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 362,764 number | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 376,062 number | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 390,559 number | +3.9% |
| 1986 | 404,832 number | +3.7% |
| 1987 | 420,487 number | +3.9% |
| 1988 | 436,752 number | +3.9% |
| 1989 | 452,994 number | +3.7% |
| 1990 | 469,218 number | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 482,936 number | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 497,085 number | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 511,587 number | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 526,455 number | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 541,877 number | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 556,646 number | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 571,342 number | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 585,912 number | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 600,187 number | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 613,854 number | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 623,586 number | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 634,465 number | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 646,643 number | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 660,293 number | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 675,600 number | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 687,207 number | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 701,854 number | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 720,042 number | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 741,852 number | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 767,033 number | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 792,323 number | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 820,311 number | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 851,077 number | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 884,466 number | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 920,131 number | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 955,533 number | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 992,561 number | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 1.03 million number | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 1.06 million number | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 1.10 million number | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 268,212 number | 222,297 number | 318,001 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 386,478 number | 329,465 number | 452,994 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 534,324 number | 469,218 number | 600,187 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 670,540 number | 613,854 number | 741,852 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 907,734 number | 767,033 number | 1.06 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.10 million number | 1.10 million number | 1.10 million number | 1 |
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More education data for Zambia
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, male in Zambia?
- School age population, secondary education, male in Zambia was 1.10 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.10 million number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 222,297 number in 1970.
- How does Zambia rank for school age population, secondary education, male?
- Zambia ranks 61st out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, male rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.1%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.