School age population, upper secondary education, male (number) in Zambia
Zambia: School age population, upper secondary education, male (number) was 638,969 number in 2020. ◆ Volatile
School age population, upper secondary education, male in Zambia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, upper secondary education, male in Zambia is 638,969 number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 44.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, male in Zambia peaked at 638,969 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 83,058 number, in 1970.
That places Zambia 54th out of 205 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School age population, upper secondary education, male (number) in Zambia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 83,058 number | — |
| 1971 | 85,939 number | +3.5% |
| 1972 | 89,404 number | +4.0% |
| 1973 | 93,255 number | +4.3% |
| 1974 | 97,359 number | +4.4% |
| 1975 | 101,712 number | +4.5% |
| 1976 | 105,665 number | +3.9% |
| 1977 | 109,899 number | +4.0% |
| 1978 | 114,508 number | +4.2% |
| 1979 | 119,566 number | +4.4% |
| 1980 | 124,729 number | +4.3% |
| 1981 | 129,208 number | +3.6% |
| 1982 | 133,290 number | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 137,429 number | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 141,765 number | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 224,214 number | +58.2% |
| 1986 | 231,978 number | +3.5% |
| 1987 | 240,929 number | +3.9% |
| 1988 | 250,615 number | +4.0% |
| 1989 | 260,462 number | +3.9% |
| 1990 | 270,224 number | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 278,014 number | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 286,146 number | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 295,129 number | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 304,809 number | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 314,653 number | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 323,775 number | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 332,627 number | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 341,565 number | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 350,455 number | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 358,817 number | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 364,122 number | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 370,013 number | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 376,911 number | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 384,866 number | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 393,706 number | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 399,870 number | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 407,544 number | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 417,115 number | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 428,766 number | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 442,591 number | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 456,957 number | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 472,933 number | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 490,164 number | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 508,672 number | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 528,798 number | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 549,241 number | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 571,315 number | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 594,456 number | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 617,397 number | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 638,969 number | +3.5% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 638,969 number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 384,387 number, 1.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 638,969 number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 438,720 number, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, upper secondary education, male (number) in Zambia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +58.2% | 141,765 number | 224,214 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 100,036 number | 83,058 number | 119,566 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 187,462 number | 124,729 number | 260,462 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 309,740 number | 270,224 number | 350,455 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 390,173 number | 358,817 number | 428,766 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 523,252 number | 442,591 number | 617,397 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 638,969 number | 638,969 number | 638,969 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
More education data for Zambia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 86.21 (2017)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 96.49 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 42,585 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 169,961 (2013)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.39 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.49 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.55 % change on previous year (2017)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.2106 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, upper secondary education, male in Zambia?
- School age population, upper secondary education, male in Zambia was 638,969 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 638,969 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 83,058 number in 1970.
- How does Zambia rank for school age population, upper secondary education, male?
- Zambia ranks 54th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, male rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, upper 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 upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.