School enrollment, primary, female (% net) in Zambia
Zambia: School enrollment, primary, female (% net) was 84.9% in 2017. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, female in Zambia, 1972–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 84.9% for school enrollment, primary, female in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, female in Zambia peaked at 90.3% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 65.0%, in 1999.
That places Zambia 126th out of 167 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary, female (% net) in Zambia, year by year
| Year | % net | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 71.0% | — |
| 1976 | 75.0% | +5.6% |
| 1977 | 75.5% | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 74.9% | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 75.0% | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 75.2% | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 75.4% | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 75.4% | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 76.9% | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 77.8% | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 79.7% | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 78.2% | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 71.5% | -8.6% |
| 1995 | 69.8% | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 67.0% | -4.0% |
| 1999 | 65.0% | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 65.1% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 65.3% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 67.2% | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 81.1% | +20.7% |
| 2005 | 90.0% | +10.9% |
| 2006 | 90.2% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 90.2% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 88.0% | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 85.6% | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 88.7% | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 90.3% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 87.4% | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 84.9% | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 74.3% | 71.0% | 75.5% | 5 |
| 1980s | 76.9% | 75.2% | 79.7% | 7 |
| 1990s | 68.3% | 65.0% | 71.5% | 4 |
| 2000s | 79.6% | 65.1% | 90.2% | 8 |
| 2010s | 87.4% | 84.9% | 90.3% | 5 |
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 enrollment, primary, female in Zambia?
- School enrollment, primary, female in Zambia was 84.9% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 90.3% in 2012.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.0% in 1999.
- How does Zambia rank for school enrollment, primary, female?
- Zambia ranks 126th out of 167 countries with data for 2017.
- Is school enrollment, primary, female rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. 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 (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, female (% net). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.