School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross) in Zambia
Zambia: School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross) was 9.1% in 2017. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, preprimary, female in Zambia, 2011–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
In 2017, school enrollment, preprimary, female in Zambia stood at 9.1%. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 16.3% on the previous year and up 238.7% over ten years.
Zambia ranks 181st of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross) in Zambia, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 2.7% | — |
| 2012 | 2.9% | +8.4% |
| 2013 | 3.3% | +12.1% |
| 2014 | 6.8% | +107.4% |
| 2015 | 7.2% | +6.5% |
| 2016 | 7.9% | +8.5% |
| 2017 | 9.1% | +16.3% |
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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 enrollment, preprimary, female in Zambia?
- School enrollment, preprimary, female in Zambia was 9.1% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, preprimary, female recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 9.1% in 2017.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, preprimary, female recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 2011.
- How does Zambia rank for school enrollment, preprimary, female?
- Zambia ranks 181st out of 194 countries with data for 2017.
- Is school enrollment, preprimary, female rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 238.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.