School enrollment, preprimary, male in Zambia
Zambia: School enrollment, preprimary, male was 8.3% in 2017. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, preprimary, male in Zambia, 2011–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 8.3% for school enrollment, preprimary, male in 2017. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 13.7% on the previous year and up 248.0% over ten years.
Zambia ranks 182nd of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
School enrollment, preprimary, male in Zambia, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 2.4% | — |
| 2012 | 2.6% | +9.1% |
| 2013 | 3.0% | +13.9% |
| 2014 | 6.1% | +107.9% |
| 2015 | 6.6% | +6.5% |
| 2016 | 7.3% | +11.2% |
| 2017 | 8.3% | +13.7% |
Countries ranked near Zambia
More education data for Zambia
- 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)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 57.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 41.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, preprimary, male in Zambia?
- School enrollment, preprimary, male in Zambia was 8.3% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, preprimary, male recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.3% in 2017.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, preprimary, male recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 2011.
- How does Zambia rank for school enrollment, preprimary, male?
- Zambia ranks 182nd out of 194 countries with data for 2017.
- Is school enrollment, preprimary, male rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 248.0%. 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, male (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 7 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
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.