Total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Zambia
Zambia: Total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index was 1.02 GPIA in 2017. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Zambia, 1972–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 1.02 GPIA for total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index in 2017. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Zambia peaked at 1.02 GPIA in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.8554 GPIA, in 1972.
That places Zambia 20th out of 178 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Zambia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0.8554 GPIA | — |
| 1976 | 0.8862 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 1977 | 0.8958 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 0.9068 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 0.9182 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 0.9238 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.928 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 0.9287 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.9276 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.9249 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.9373 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 0.9485 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.9393 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.9406 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.943 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.9389 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.953 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.964 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.9593 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.9782 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.9941 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.9835 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 1 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 1 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 1 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.9984 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 1.02 GPIA | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8925 GPIA | 0.8554 GPIA | 0.9182 GPIA | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.9313 GPIA | 0.9238 GPIA | 0.9485 GPIA | 7 |
| 1990s | 0.9405 GPIA | 0.9389 GPIA | 0.943 GPIA | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.9802 GPIA | 0.953 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.9984 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 17 El Salvador 1.03 GPIA compare
- 18 Honduras 1.03 GPIA compare
- 19 San Marino 1.03 GPIA compare
- 21 Equatorial Guinea 1.02 GPIA compare
- 22 Puerto Rico 1.02 GPIA compare
- 23 Cayman Islands 1.02 GPIA compare
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 total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Zambia?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Zambia was 1.02 GPIA in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 GPIA in 2017.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8554 GPIA in 1972.
- How does Zambia rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Zambia ranks 20th out of 178 countries with data for 2017.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release