Secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre in Zambia

Zambia: Secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre was 1.15 units per square kilometre in 2017. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2017)
1.15 units per square kilometre
Change on year
up 3.9%
World rank
179th
of 203 countries
All-time high
1.15 units per square kilometre
in 2017
All-time low
0.0706 units per square kilometre
in 1970
Years of data
40
1970–2017

Secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre in Zambia, 1970–2017

00.250.50.7511.21970199320171970: 0.071 units per square kilometre1971: 0.075 units per square kilometre1972: 0.081 units per square kilometre1973: 0.083 units per square kilometre1974: 0.088 units per square kilometre1975: 0.098 units per square kilometre1976: 0.106 units per square kilometre1977: 0.113 units per square kilometre1978: 0.12 units per square kilometre1979: 0.123 units per square kilometre1980: 0.129 units per square kilometre1981: 0.133 units per square kilometre1982: 0.141 units per square kilometre1983: 0.155 units per square kilometre1984: 0.169 units per square kilometre1985: 0.177 units per square kilometre1986: 0.198 units per square kilometre1987: 0.203 units per square kilometre1988: 0.217 units per square kilometre1990: 0.245 units per square kilometre1991: 0.263 units per square kilometre1994: 0.268 units per square kilometre1998: 0.307 units per square kilometre1999: 0.319 units per square kilometre2000: 0.372 units per square kilometre2001: 0.409 units per square kilometre2002: 0.473 units per square kilometre2004: 0.489 units per square kilometre2005: 0.596 units per square kilometre2007: 0.817 units per square kilometre2008: 0.987 units per square kilometre2009: 1 units per square kilometre2010: 1 units per square kilometre2011: 0.935 units per square kilometre2012: 1 units per square kilometre2013: 1 units per square kilometre2014: 1.1 units per square kilometre2015: 1.1 units per square kilometre2016: 1.1 units per square kilometre2017: 1.1 units per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.

Analysis

Zambia recorded 1.15 units per square kilometre for secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre in 2017. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 40.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre in Zambia peaked at 1.15 units per square kilometre in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0706 units per square kilometre, in 1970.

Zambia ranks 179th of 203 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre in Zambia, year by year

Annual values for Secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre in Zambia, 1970 to 2017.
Year units per square kilometre Change
1970 0.0706 units per square kilometre
1971 0.0754 units per square kilometre +6.8%
1972 0.0808 units per square kilometre +7.2%
1973 0.0825 units per square kilometre +2.2%
1974 0.0885 units per square kilometre +7.2%
1975 0.0983 units per square kilometre +11.1%
1976 0.106 units per square kilometre +7.9%
1977 0.1128 units per square kilometre +6.4%
1978 0.1197 units per square kilometre +6.1%
1979 0.1235 units per square kilometre +3.2%
1980 0.1288 units per square kilometre +4.3%
1981 0.133 units per square kilometre +3.2%
1982 0.1411 units per square kilometre +6.1%
1983 0.1548 units per square kilometre +9.8%
1984 0.1692 units per square kilometre +9.3%
1985 0.1769 units per square kilometre +4.5%
1986 0.1977 units per square kilometre +11.8%
1987 0.2026 units per square kilometre +2.5%
1988 0.217 units per square kilometre +7.1%
1990 0.2446 units per square kilometre +12.7%
1991 0.2629 units per square kilometre +7.5%
1994 0.2679 units per square kilometre +1.9%
1998 0.3074 units per square kilometre +14.7%
1999 0.3192 units per square kilometre +3.9%
2000 0.3717 units per square kilometre +16.4%
2001 0.4091 units per square kilometre +10.1%
2002 0.4728 units per square kilometre +15.6%
2004 0.4891 units per square kilometre +3.5%
2005 0.5959 units per square kilometre +21.8%
2007 0.8169 units per square kilometre +37.1%
2008 0.9872 units per square kilometre +20.8%
2009 1.04 units per square kilometre +5.8%
2010 1.01 units per square kilometre -3.6%
2011 0.9354 units per square kilometre -7.0%
2012 1 units per square kilometre +7.0%
2013 0.9997 units per square kilometre -0.1%
2014 1.08 units per square kilometre +7.9%
2015 1.08 units per square kilometre +0.1%
2016 1.11 units per square kilometre +2.5%
2017 1.15 units per square kilometre +3.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.0958 units per square kilometre 0.0706 units per square kilometre 0.1235 units per square kilometre 10
1980s 0.169 units per square kilometre 0.1288 units per square kilometre 0.217 units per square kilometre 9
1990s 0.2804 units per square kilometre 0.2446 units per square kilometre 0.3192 units per square kilometre 5
2000s 0.6484 units per square kilometre 0.3717 units per square kilometre 1.04 units per square kilometre 8
2010s 1.04 units per square kilometre 0.9354 units per square kilometre 1.15 units per square kilometre 8

Countries ranked near Zambia

  1. 176 Paraguay 1.29 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 177 Equatorial Guinea 1.25 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 178 Sudan 1.17 units per square kilometre compare
  4. 180 Papua New Guinea 1.02 units per square kilometre compare
  5. 181 New Caledonia 0.9683 units per square kilometre compare
  6. 182 Finland 0.9271 units per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre in Zambia?
Secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre in Zambia was 1.15 units per square kilometre in 2017, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre recorded in Zambia?
The highest recorded value was 1.15 units per square kilometre in 2017.
What is the lowest secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre recorded in Zambia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0706 units per square kilometre in 1970.
How does Zambia rank for secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre?
Zambia ranks 179th out of 203 countries with data for 2017.
Is secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre rising or falling in Zambia?
Over the last ten years it is up 40.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Zambia data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Secondary education, general pupils divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Secondary education, general pupils ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Indicator
Secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
246 places, 9,094 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Secondary education, general pupils divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.