Education in Zambia 1,854 indicators covering education for Zambia. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Enrolment in primary education, both sexes 4.49 million 2024 up 39.5% 38th Share of children in primary school age who are in school 96.5% 2024 up 6.4% 100th Secondary education, duration 5 years 2025 unchanged 183rd Primary education, pupils 4.49 million 2024 up 39.5% 38th Primary education, duration 7 years 2025 unchanged 3rd Secondary education, pupils 1.39 million 2024 — 59th Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male 112.8% 2024 up 4.5% 31st Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index 1.05 GPIA 2024 up 6.4% 11th Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female 118.3% 2024 up 11.4% 15th School life expectancy, primary, male 8.03 years 2024 up 6.2% 10th School life expectancy, primary, female 8.4 years 2024 up 13.0% 6th Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita 3.5% 2024 down 62.4% 108th Secondary education, general pupils, annual growth rate 3.94 % change on previous year 2017 down 81.1% 50th School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index 1.04 GPIA 2024 up 6.2% 12th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male 71.1% 1988 up 4.6% 176th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female 62.6% 1988 up 8.7% 181st School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male 8.33 years 1988 up 5.0% 179th School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index 0.8654 GPI 1988 up 4.3% 179th School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female 7.21 years 1988 up 9.5% 183rd Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes 169,961 2013 up 29.7% 36th Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), per 0.1104 units per square kilometre 2013 up 39.5% 74th Government expenditure on education, total 4.1% 2023 up 9.6% 103rd Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per square 0.1182 units per square kilometre 2013 up 21.8% 83rd Persistence to last grade of primary, male 57.3% 2012 down 18.8% 147th Persistence to last grade of primary, female 53.8% 2012 down 13.3% 151st Secondary education, vocational pupils, per capita 0.0011 units per person 1994 down 18.8% 160th Secondary education, vocational pupils 9,486 1994 up 2.7% 126th Teachers in secondary education, both sexes 42,585 2024 — 96th Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per square 0.009 units per square kilometre 1988 up 60.7% 198th Secondary education, vocational pupils, per square kilometre 0.0128 units per square kilometre 1994 up 2.7% 174th Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education 86.2% 2017 down 6.4% 147th Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes 56.8% 2024 — 172nd Number of under-five deaths, male 18,142 2024 down 10.9% 32nd Number of under-five deaths, female 14,807 2024 down 11.8% 32nd Number of infant deaths, male 13,180 2024 down 7.3% 36th Number of infant deaths, female 10,622 2024 down 7.9% 35th School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes 3 years 2024 — 188th School life expectancy, tertiary, male 0.2375 years 2012 up 53.8% 169th School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index 0.7371 GPI 2012 up 58.3% 145th School life expectancy, tertiary, female 0.1751 years 2012 up 143.4% 166th School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes 11.22 years 2024 — 123rd Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes 92.9% 2024 — 127th Secondary education, vocational pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 1994 down 36.8% 41st Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0023 number per person 2017 up 17.2% 152nd Teachers in primary education, female 39,407 number 2017 up 62.7% 72nd Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female 82,097 2013 up 39.5% 34th Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male 87,864 2013 up 21.8% 37th Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre 0.053 number per square kilometre 2017 up 62.7% 169th Net enrollment rates in primary education, adjusted gender parity index 1.02 index 2017 up 4.1% 20th Teachers in primary education, female (number), per unit of GDP 0 number per US$ of GDP 2017 down 11.6% 34th Children out of school, female 13.8% 2017 up 75.0% 41st Children out of school, male 15.9% 2017 up 150.7% 36th Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes 996 1987 up 38.9% 143rd Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes 4.0% 2012 up 66.3% 186th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female 95.4% 2024 — 113th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male 90.3% 2024 — 140th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity 1.05 GPIA 2024 — 23rd Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female 59.1% 2024 — 171st Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index 1.08 GPIA 2024 — 44th Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male 54.5% 2024 — 175th ← Previous Page 6 of 31 Next →