Secondary education, pupils in Zambia
Zambia: Secondary education, pupils was 37.1% in 1988. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, pupils in Zambia, 1970–1988
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
In 1988, secondary education, pupils in Zambia stood at 37.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, pupils in Zambia peaked at 37.2% in 1986 and was at its lowest, 32.6%, in 1970.
That places Zambia 199th out of 203 countries with data for 1988, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Secondary education, pupils in Zambia, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 32.6% | — |
| 1972 | 33.1% | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 33.3% | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 34.7% | +4.2% |
| 1980 | 35.0% | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 35.6% | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 35.4% | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 37.2% | +5.2% |
| 1988 | 37.1% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 33.4% | 32.6% | 34.7% | 4 |
| 1980s | 36.1% | 35.0% | 37.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 196 Angola 39.5% compare
- 197 Guinea 39.1% compare
- 198 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 38.8% compare
- 200 Guinea-Bissau 35.5% compare
- 201 Afghanistan 35.1% compare
- 202 Somalia 31.5% 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 secondary education, pupils in Zambia?
- Secondary education, pupils in Zambia was 37.1% in 1988, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, pupils recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 37.2% in 1986.
- What is the lowest secondary education, pupils recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.6% in 1970.
- How does Zambia rank for secondary education, pupils?
- Zambia ranks 199th out of 203 countries with data for 1988.
- Is secondary education, pupils rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. 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, pupils (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.