School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) in Zambia
Zambia: School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) was 8.7% in 2017. ◆ Volatile
School enrollment, preprimary in Zambia, 1979–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, preprimary in Zambia is 8.7%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 15.0% on the previous year and up 243.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, preprimary in Zambia peaked at 8.7% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 1979.
Zambia ranks 184th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) in Zambia, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 0.7% | — |
| 2011 | 2.5% | +238.2% |
| 2012 | 2.8% | +8.7% |
| 2013 | 3.1% | +13.0% |
| 2014 | 6.5% | +107.6% |
| 2015 | 6.9% | +6.5% |
| 2016 | 7.6% | +9.8% |
| 2017 | 8.7% | +15.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 5.4% | 2.5% | 8.7% | 7 |
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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 in Zambia?
- School enrollment, preprimary in Zambia was 8.7% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, preprimary recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.7% in 2017.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, preprimary recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 1979.
- How does Zambia rank for school enrollment, preprimary?
- Zambia ranks 184th out of 197 countries with data for 2017.
- Is school enrollment, preprimary rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 243.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 (% 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.