Education in Zambia

1,854 indicators covering education for Zambia.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes 5.2% 2012 down 34.1% 51st
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 137th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.1% 2023 up 148.1% 121st
Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index 0.96 GPI 2024 up 1.1% 73rd
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.1% 2023 down 20.3% 193rd
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying 0.3% 2023 down 21.6% 196th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in South 472 2023 up 234.8% 25th
Literacy rate, youth male 79.3% 2024 down 13.0% 85th
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 42.06 2017 down 24.0% 17th
Literacy rate, youth total 77.7% 2024 down 12.5% 82nd
Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, female 4.8% 2012 down 3.5% 47th
Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, male 4.9% 2012 down 4.7% 50th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes 34,886 2012 up 6.2% 59th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female 15,646 2012 up 6.6% 59th
Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes 0 2012 130th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male 19,240 2012 up 5.9% 52nd
Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female 0 2012 128th
Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, male 0 2012 126th
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female 8.7% 2015 up 35.0% 30th
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male 8.8% 2015 up 38.8% 37th
Out-of-school children of primary school age, female 229,960 2017 up 140.2% 25th
Out-of-school children of primary school age, male 263,055 2017 up 248.1% 25th
Population, age 0, female 226,616 2015 up 10.0% 56th
Population, age 0, total 457,329 2015 up 10.0% 57th
Population, age 1, female 220,950 2015 up 9.3% 58th
Population, age 1, total 445,451 2015 up 9.3% 58th
Population, age 2, female 215,890 2015 up 9.0% 57th
Population, age 2, total 434,876 2015 up 9.0% 57th
Population, age 3, female 211,367 2015 up 9.1% 57th
Population, age 3, total 425,454 2015 up 9.1% 58th
Population, age 4, female 207,311 2015 up 9.6% 57th
Population, age 4, total 417,041 2015 up 9.6% 59th
Population, age 5, female 203,655 2015 up 10.5% 59th
Population, age 5, total 409,490 2015 up 10.5% 59th
Population, age 6, female 200,328 2015 up 11.7% 59th
Population, age 6, total 402,654 2015 up 11.7% 59th
Population, age 7, female 197,264 2015 up 13.2% 59th
Population, age 7, total 396,389 2015 up 13.2% 59th
Population, age 8, female 194,392 2015 up 14.9% 58th
Population, age 8, total 390,546 2015 up 14.9% 58th
Population, age 9, female 191,644 2015 up 16.8% 58th
Population, age 9, total 384,982 2015 up 16.8% 58th
Population, age 10, female 188,995 2015 up 18.9% 58th
Population, age 10, total 379,645 2015 up 18.9% 58th
Population, age 11, female 186,421 2015 up 21.2% 58th
Population, age 11, total 374,487 2015 up 21.2% 58th
Population, age 12, female 183,632 2015 up 23.2% 58th
Population, age 12, total 368,878 2015 up 23.2% 59th
Population, age 13, female 180,466 2015 up 24.4% 59th
Population, age 13, total 362,469 2015 up 24.5% 59th
Population, age 14, female 176,992 2015 up 25.1% 59th
Population, age 14, total 355,415 2015 up 25.2% 60th
Population, age 15, female 173,486 2015 up 25.9% 61st
Population, age 15, total 348,329 2015 up 25.9% 61st
Population, age 16, female 169,963 2015 up 26.6% 61st
Population, age 16, total 341,249 2015 up 26.6% 61st
Population, age 17, female 165,950 2015 up 27.0% 61st
Population, age 17, total 333,126 2015 up 27.1% 61st
Population, age 18, female 161,262 2015 up 27.1% 63rd
Population, age 18, total 323,548 2015 up 27.2% 63rd