Education in Zambia 123 indicators covering education for Zambia. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Persistence to grade 5, total 74.5% 2012 down 19.9% 131st Number of deaths ages 5-9 years 3,406 2024 down 5.5% 32nd Number of deaths ages 10-14 years 1,879 2024 up 4.5% 45th Number of deaths ages 15-19 years 2,400 2024 down 17.0% 49th Number of deaths ages 20-24 years 2,856 2024 down 28.7% 52nd Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female 110.0% 2017 down 8.3% 36th Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male 104.9% 2017 down 11.0% 68th Share of the population with no formal education with projections 1.2% 2100 down 21.9% 45th Number of adults with no formal education by region 562,600 people 2100 down 21.8% 36th Population by level of education 11.79 million people 2100 up 14.2% 53rd Repeaters, primary, female 5.4% 2013 down 24.3% 50th Repeaters, primary, male 5.7% 2013 down 28.9% 59th School enrollment, primary 83.2% 2017 down 8.1% 149th Over-age students, primary 14.0% 2017 down 25.1% 39th Secondary education, teachers 49.7% 2024 — 140th School enrollment, primary, female 84.9% 2017 down 5.9% 126th School enrollment, primary, male 81.4% 2017 down 10.2% 136th Over-age students, primary, male 14.8% 2017 down 27.1% 43rd Over-age students, primary, female 13.1% 2017 down 22.3% 39th Compulsory education, duration 7 years 2025 unchanged 168th Progression to secondary school 63.9% 2012 down 1.8% 162nd Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary 85.1% 2017 down 7.2% 149th Primary education, pupils 50.2% 2017 up 2.4% 12th Persistence to grade 5, female 73.3% 2012 down 6.2% 123rd Persistence to grade 5, male 75.7% 2012 down 8.9% 113th Preprimary education, duration 4 years 2025 unchanged 88th Progression to secondary school, male 65.6% 2012 up 5.2% 151st Progression to secondary school, female 62.2% 2012 down 9.3% 153rd Expenditure on tertiary education 8.9% 2017 down 65.4% 145th Literacy rate, youth female 76.0% 2024 down 12.2% 89th Children out of school, primary 136,539 2024 down 49.7% 48th 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 Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index 0.96 GPI 2024 up 1.1% 73rd 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 Expenditure on secondary education 23.3% 2017 up 61.0% 121st Expenditure on primary education 67.4% 2017 up 12.7% 1st Secondary education, pupils 37.1% 1988 up 7.0% 199th Children out of school, primary, female 229,960 2017 up 140.2% 25th Children out of school, primary, male 263,055 2017 up 248.1% 25th Literacy rate, adult total 71.8% 2024 down 13.7% 69th Literacy rate, adult male 80.6% 2024 down 9.1% 68th Current education expenditure, primary 98.6% 2017 down 0.0% 26th Current education expenditure, secondary 77.3% 2017 down 22.7% 117th Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 25.41 1988 up 12.0% 33rd Net intake rate in grade 1 50.4% 2013 up 43.6% 99th Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary 13.12 1987 up 28.1% 117th Net intake rate in grade 1, female 52.1% 2013 up 44.5% 95th Net intake rate in grade 1, male 48.8% 2013 up 42.7% 101st Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary, population 19.9% 2024 up 16.3% 112th Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary 21.13 2014 down 60.5% 31st Government expenditure per student, primary 12.9% 2017 up 169.7% 79th Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul 10.1% 2023 up 85.5% 102nd Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul 11.7% 2023 up 64.3% 99th Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul 8.5% 2023 up 121.6% 104th Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary, population 44.1% 2024 up 9.3% 105th Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary, population 52.0% 2024 up 5.4% 101st Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary, population 37.8% 2024 up 18.5% 105th ← Previous Page 2 of 3 Next →