School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Zambia
Zambia: School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index was 0.7534 GPI in 2012. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Zambia, 1970–2012
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 0.7534 GPI for school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in 2012. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 99.0% on the previous year and up 68.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Zambia peaked at 0.7534 GPI in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.1549 GPI, in 1975.
That places Zambia 161st out of 187 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Zambia, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.1764 GPI | — |
| 1974 | 0.2959 GPI | +67.7% |
| 1975 | 0.1549 GPI | -47.6% |
| 1979 | 0.2908 GPI | +87.7% |
| 1981 | 0.2519 GPI | -13.4% |
| 1982 | 0.2694 GPI | +6.9% |
| 1988 | 0.3652 GPI | +35.6% |
| 1989 | 0.3801 GPI | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 0.4471 GPI | +17.6% |
| 1999 | 0.4479 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.3786 GPI | -15.5% |
| 2012 | 0.7534 GPI | +99.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2295 GPI | 0.1549 GPI | 0.2959 GPI | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.3166 GPI | 0.2519 GPI | 0.3801 GPI | 4 |
| 1990s | 0.4475 GPI | 0.4471 GPI | 0.4479 GPI | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.566 GPI | 0.3786 GPI | 0.7534 GPI | 2 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 158 Kenya 0.7935 GPI compare
- 159 Bangladesh 0.7715 GPI compare
- 160 Uganda 0.7671 GPI compare
- 162 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.7453 GPI compare
- 163 Burkina Faso 0.7401 GPI compare
- 164 Eritrea 0.7043 GPI compare
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 (gross), gender parity index in Zambia?
- School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Zambia was 0.7534 GPI in 2012, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7534 GPI in 2012.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1549 GPI in 1975.
- How does Zambia rank for school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index?
- Zambia ranks 161st out of 187 countries with data for 2012.
- Is school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 (gross), gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in tertiary education is the ratio of women to men enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.