School enrollment, tertiary, female in Zambia
Zambia: School enrollment, tertiary, female was 3.4% in 2012. ◆ Volatile
School enrollment, tertiary, female in Zambia, 1970–2012
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
In 2012, school enrollment, tertiary, female in Zambia stood at 3.4%. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 55.1% on the previous year and up 129.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, tertiary, female in Zambia peaked at 3.4% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1970.
That places Zambia 177th out of 187 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School enrollment, tertiary, female in Zambia, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.1% | — |
| 1974 | 0.5% | +341.0% |
| 1975 | 0.5% | +3.0% |
| 1979 | 0.7% | +28.0% |
| 1981 | 0.6% | -15.0% |
| 1982 | 0.6% | +8.0% |
| 1988 | 1.2% | +84.8% |
| 1989 | 1.1% | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 1.5% | +32.6% |
| 1999 | 1.5% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 2.2% | +48.0% |
| 2012 | 3.4% | +55.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5% | 0.1% | 0.7% | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.9% | 0.6% | 1.2% | 4 |
| 1990s | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 2.8% | 2.2% | 3.4% | 2 |
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More education data for Zambia
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 14 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, tertiary, female in Zambia?
- School enrollment, tertiary, female in Zambia was 3.4% in 2012, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, tertiary, female recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.4% in 2012.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, tertiary, female recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1970.
- How does Zambia rank for school enrollment, tertiary, female?
- Zambia ranks 177th out of 187 countries with data for 2012.
- Is school enrollment, tertiary, female rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 129.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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, tertiary, 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. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.