Secondary education, general pupils in Zambia
Zambia: Secondary education, general pupils was 48.5% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, general pupils in Zambia, 1970–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
In 2017, secondary education, general pupils in Zambia stood at 48.5%. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, general pupils in Zambia peaked at 48.5% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 32.9%, in 1970.
That places Zambia 160th out of 204 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Secondary education, general pupils in Zambia, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 32.9% | — |
| 1971 | 33.0% | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 33.5% | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 34.2% | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 33.8% | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 34.3% | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 34.2% | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 33.8% | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 34.0% | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 34.4% | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 34.8% | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 35.3% | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 35.5% | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 36.1% | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 36.2% | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 36.8% | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 37.4% | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 37.3% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 38.4% | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 42.8% | +11.6% |
| 1999 | 43.4% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 44.5% | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 43.4% | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 45.2% | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 44.1% | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 44.6% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 46.9% | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 45.4% | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 48.3% | +6.4% |
| 2010 | 45.3% | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 46.8% | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 46.3% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 46.8% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 47.4% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 47.4% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 47.7% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 48.5% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 33.8% | 32.9% | 34.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 36.2% | 34.8% | 37.4% | 8 |
| 1990s | 41.5% | 38.4% | 43.4% | 3 |
| 2000s | 45.3% | 43.4% | 48.3% | 8 |
| 2010s | 47.0% | 45.3% | 48.5% | 8 |
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More education data for Zambia
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, general pupils in Zambia?
- Secondary education, general pupils in Zambia was 48.5% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, general pupils recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 48.5% in 2017.
- What is the lowest secondary education, general pupils recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.9% in 1970.
- How does Zambia rank for secondary education, general pupils?
- Zambia ranks 160th out of 204 countries with data for 2017.
- Is secondary education, general pupils rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, general pupils (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.