School enrollment, secondary, female in Zambia
Zambia: School enrollment, secondary, female was 59.1% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
School enrollment, secondary, female in Zambia, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 59.1% for school enrollment, secondary, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary, female in Zambia peaked at 59.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.9%, in 1970.
Zambia ranks 162nd of 202 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School enrollment, secondary, female in Zambia, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 7.9% | — |
| 1972 | 8.7% | +10.3% |
| 1974 | 9.0% | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 10.8% | +20.2% |
| 1980 | 11.0% | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 11.1% | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 11.2% | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 14.4% | +28.4% |
| 1988 | 14.6% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 59.1% | +305.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.1% | 7.9% | 10.8% | 4 |
| 1980s | 12.5% | 11.0% | 14.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 59.1% | 59.1% | 59.1% | 1 |
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More education data for Zambia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.65 % change on previous year (2012)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 69,123 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 47,736 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 24,494 (2012)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 59.03 % change on previous year (2012)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 32,186 (2012)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -20.25 % change on previous year (2012)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, secondary, female in Zambia?
- School enrollment, secondary, female in Zambia was 59.1% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary, female recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 59.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary, female recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.9% in 1970.
- How does Zambia rank for school enrollment, secondary, female?
- Zambia ranks 162nd out of 202 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, secondary, 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. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.