School age population, tertiary education, male in Zambia
Zambia: School age population, tertiary education, male was 723,815 number in 2014. ▲ Rising
School age population, tertiary education, male in Zambia, 1970–2014
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 723,815 number for school age population, tertiary education, male in 2014. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 27.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, male in Zambia peaked at 723,815 number in 2014 and was at its lowest, 183,070 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, male in Zambia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 183,070 number | — |
| 1971 | 188,276 number | +2.8% |
| 1972 | 193,546 number | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 199,469 number | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 206,508 number | +3.5% |
| 1975 | 214,697 number | +4.0% |
| 1976 | 223,005 number | +3.9% |
| 1977 | 232,258 number | +4.1% |
| 1978 | 242,190 number | +4.3% |
| 1979 | 252,679 number | +4.3% |
| 1980 | 263,902 number | +4.4% |
| 1981 | 275,884 number | +4.5% |
| 1982 | 288,336 number | +4.5% |
| 1983 | 300,698 number | +4.3% |
| 1984 | 312,611 number | +4.0% |
| 1985 | 324,039 number | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 332,849 number | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 341,455 number | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 350,835 number | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 361,656 number | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 373,945 number | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 385,510 number | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 397,863 number | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 410,750 number | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 424,335 number | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 439,292 number | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 457,070 number | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 475,826 number | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 494,583 number | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 512,459 number | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 529,116 number | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 539,231 number | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 548,443 number | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 557,590 number | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 567,573 number | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 578,917 number | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 588,162 number | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 598,604 number | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 610,327 number | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 623,679 number | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 639,265 number | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 657,499 number | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 677,559 number | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 699,599 number | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 723,815 number | +3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 213,570 number | 183,070 number | 252,679 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 315,226 number | 263,902 number | 361,656 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 437,163 number | 373,945 number | 512,459 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 574,164 number | 529,116 number | 623,679 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 679,547 number | 639,265 number | 723,815 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, male in Zambia?
- School age population, tertiary education, male in Zambia was 723,815 number in 2014, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 723,815 number in 2014.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 183,070 number in 1970.
- How does Zambia rank for school age population, tertiary education, male?
- Zambia ranks 65th out of 203 countries with data for 2014.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, male rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.5%. 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, tertiary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.