Education in Zambia 1,854 indicators covering education for Zambia. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male 9.46 years 2024 up 6.4% 65th School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female 9.95 years 2024 up 14.9% 43rd School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender 1.05 GPIA 2024 up 7.7% 16th Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes 5.4% 2012 down 32.7% 49th Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 4.5% 1994 down 30.8% 127th Official entrance age to early childhood education 3 years 2025 unchanged 33rd Theoretical duration of early childhood education 4 years 2025 unchanged 89th Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes 51.9% 1990 up 4.8% 178th Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Repeaters in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 1,740 1984 up 203.7% 81st Progression to secondary school, male 65.6% 2012 up 5.2% 151st Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 56,680 number 2012 up 144.8% 128th Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes 96.5% 2024 up 6.4% 99th Government expenditure on education, US$ 1,247 millions 2018 up 533.1% 98th Progression to secondary school, female 62.2% 2012 down 9.3% 153rd Expenditure on tertiary education 8.9% 2017 down 65.4% 145th Initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP 4.7% 2018 up 331.0% 61st Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying 5,358 number 2018 up 1.4% 123rd Literacy rate, youth female 76.0% 2024 down 12.2% 89th Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes 8.7% 2015 up 36.9% 34th Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, female 6,567 2013 up 319.9% 40th Children out of school, primary 136,539 2024 down 49.7% 48th Out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes 136,539 2024 down 49.7% 48th Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male 6,779 2013 up 248.4% 49th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes 3.5% 2024 down 62.4% 108th Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes 22,418 number 2014 up 412.9% 72nd Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes 22,418 2014 up 412.9% 76th Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female 22,621 2013 up 217.2% 40th Enrolment in secondary education, female 63,219 number 1988 up 87.1% 139th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 212 2023 down 52.7% 71st Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female 44.0% 2014 down 7.7% 112th Teachers in lower secondary education, female 9,867 number 2014 up 373.5% 77th Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government 14.5% 2025 down 13.3% 65th Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male 25,585 2013 up 196.1% 43rd Teachers in lower secondary education, female 9,867 2014 up 373.5% 79th Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female 44.0% 2014 down 7.7% 127th Teachers in lower secondary education, male 12,551 2014 up 416.7% 61st Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female 87.0% 2017 down 5.0% 125th Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male 83.2% 2017 down 9.4% 133rd Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, female 4.9% 2012 up 3.9% 46th Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, male 5.1% 2012 up 5.3% 55th Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male 18,806 2013 up 180.9% 25th Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, female 16,054 2013 up 188.4% 24th Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes 5.0% 2012 down 22.5% 54th Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male 5.6% 2012 down 34.6% 50th Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female 5.2% 2012 down 30.3% 41st Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity 0.8496 GPIA 1988 up 3.7% 174th Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female 48.8% 1988 up 9.2% 175th Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male 57.4% 1988 up 5.3% 165th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in North 1,487 2023 up 7.4% 142nd Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 6 2023 — 91st Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 1,030 2023 up 234.4% 86th Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying 5,318 2023 up 5.7% 133rd Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education 19 years 2019 unchanged 6th Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education 19 years 2025 unchanged 5th Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes 4.8% 2012 down 29.0% 49th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 down 64.9% 106th Government expenditure on education, constant US$ 1,125 millions 2018 up 646.1% 102nd Theoretical duration of post-secondary non-tertiary education 2 years 2025 unchanged 14th ← Previous Page 11 of 31 Next →