Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Zambia
Zambia: Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes was 96.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Zambia, 1972–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 96.5% for total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Zambia peaked at 96.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 67.8%, in 2001.
That places Zambia 97th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Zambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 77.1% | — |
| 1976 | 79.2% | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 79.0% | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 77.8% | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 77.4% | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 77.4% | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 77.6% | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 77.7% | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 79.4% | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 80.6% | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 82.2% | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 81.1% | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 75.1% | -7.5% |
| 1995 | 72.9% | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 69.8% | -4.3% |
| 1999 | 68.3% | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 68.1% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 67.8% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 70.8% | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 83.7% | +18.2% |
| 2005 | 92.2% | +10.1% |
| 2006 | 90.3% | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 92.9% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 93.6% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 90.8% | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 88.3% | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 92.3% | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 93.8% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 90.7% | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 85.2% | -6.0% |
| 2024 | 96.5% | +13.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 78.1% | 77.1% | 79.2% | 5 |
| 1980s | 79.4% | 77.4% | 82.2% | 7 |
| 1990s | 71.5% | 68.3% | 75.1% | 4 |
| 2000s | 83.3% | 67.8% | 93.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 90.1% | 85.2% | 93.8% | 5 |
| 2020s | 96.5% | 96.5% | 96.5% | 1 |
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More education data for Zambia
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 7.67 % change on previous year (1988)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 116,859 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 5.61 % change on previous year (2017)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 723,878 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 663,308 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 651,791 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 56,680 (2012)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.65 % change on previous year (2012)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 69,123 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Zambia?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Zambia was 96.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 96.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.8% in 2001.
- How does Zambia rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes?
- Zambia ranks 97th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release