School age population, tertiary education, female in Zambia
Zambia: School age population, tertiary education, female was 743,818 number in 2014. ▲ Rising
School age population, tertiary education, female in Zambia, 1970–2014
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2014, school age population, tertiary education, female in Zambia stood at 743,818 number. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 29.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, female in Zambia peaked at 743,818 number in 2014 and was at its lowest, 179,472 number, in 1970.
Zambia ranks 65th of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, female in Zambia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 179,472 number | — |
| 1971 | 185,775 number | +3.5% |
| 1972 | 192,412 number | +3.6% |
| 1973 | 199,531 number | +3.7% |
| 1974 | 207,310 number | +3.9% |
| 1975 | 215,806 number | +4.1% |
| 1976 | 224,157 number | +3.9% |
| 1977 | 233,202 number | +4.0% |
| 1978 | 242,877 number | +4.1% |
| 1979 | 253,119 number | +4.2% |
| 1980 | 263,992 number | +4.3% |
| 1981 | 275,491 number | +4.4% |
| 1982 | 287,440 number | +4.3% |
| 1983 | 299,293 number | +4.1% |
| 1984 | 310,727 number | +3.8% |
| 1985 | 321,722 number | +3.5% |
| 1986 | 330,754 number | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 339,636 number | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 349,287 number | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 360,336 number | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 372,758 number | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 384,760 number | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 397,760 number | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 411,324 number | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 425,380 number | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 440,364 number | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 456,630 number | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 473,980 number | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 491,701 number | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 509,120 number | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 525,873 number | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 537,544 number | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 548,936 number | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 560,761 number | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 573,682 number | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 587,947 number | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 600,392 number | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 614,112 number | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 628,860 number | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 644,631 number | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 661,763 number | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 680,011 number | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 699,495 number | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 720,636 number | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 743,818 number | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 213,366 number | 179,472 number | 253,119 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 313,868 number | 263,992 number | 360,336 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 436,378 number | 372,758 number | 509,120 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 582,274 number | 525,873 number | 644,631 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 701,145 number | 661,763 number | 743,818 number | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
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, tertiary education, female in Zambia?
- School age population, tertiary education, female in Zambia was 743,818 number in 2014, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 743,818 number in 2014.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 179,472 number in 1970.
- How does Zambia rank for school age population, tertiary education, female?
- Zambia ranks 65th out of 203 countries with data for 2014.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, female rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.7%. 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, tertiary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.