Education in Zambia 1,854 indicators covering education for Zambia. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank 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 School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index 0.8565 GPI 1988 up 4.1% 159th 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 Projections of the fertility rate by education scenario 0.88 births per woman in last 5 years 2100 down 5.5% 139th Repeaters, primary, female 5.4% 2013 down 24.3% 50th Repeaters, primary, male 5.7% 2013 down 28.9% 59th School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 7.3 years 1988 up 11.4% 170th School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 8.73 years 1988 up 7.3% 162nd School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity 0.8359 GPIA 1988 up 3.8% 165th Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male 83.9% 2013 up 27.0% 137th Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female 79.8% 2013 up 49.0% 152nd Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted 0.9505 GPIA 2013 up 17.4% 171st Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes 50.0% 2024 down 13.1% 57th Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male 77.0% 2024 up 5.7% 47th Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity 0.36 GPIA 2024 down 43.8% 70th Survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender 0.9388 GPIA 2012 up 6.7% 157th School enrollment, primary 83.2% 2017 down 8.1% 149th Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female 53.8% 2012 down 13.3% 151st Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male 57.3% 2012 down 18.8% 146th Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 1 GPIA 2024 — 149th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female 13.0% 2017 up 55.5% 38th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male 16.8% 2017 up 105.6% 29th Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes 70.5% 2024 down 14.0% 66th Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general 55.3% 2013 up 46.3% 152nd Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female 61.4% 2024 down 19.1% 67th Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male 81.8% 2024 down 7.5% 63rd Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index 0.75 GPIA 2024 down 12.8% 69th Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female 28.1% 2024 down 39.8% 66th Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes 71.8% 2024 down 13.7% 69th Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female 64.4% 2024 down 17.5% 69th Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male 80.6% 2024 down 9.1% 68th Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes 77.7% 2024 down 12.5% 82nd Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity 0.8 GPIA 2024 down 9.1% 67th Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male 79.3% 2024 down 13.0% 85th Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity 0.96 GPIA 2024 up 1.1% 73rd Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes 50.9% 1990 up 3.9% 170th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in North 768 2023 down 4.6% 139th Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying 3,237 2023 up 11.1% 123rd Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 88 2023 down 58.3% 76th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 231 2023 up 305.3% 71st Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 857 2023 up 208.3% 75th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in 837 2023 down 34.1% 27th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in South 274 2023 up 230.1% 29th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 5 2023 — 81st Theoretical duration of lower secondary education 2 years 2020 unchanged 188th Theoretical duration of upper secondary education 3 years 2020 unchanged 52nd Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 199.6% 112th Percentage of enrolment in primary education in private institutions 3.2% 2013 up 25.4% 171st Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 145.3% 39th Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female 76.0% 2024 down 12.2% 89th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.1% 2023 down 51.0% 33rd Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 — 120th Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index 1.05 GPI 2017 up 4.8% 14th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin 14 2023 down 36.4% 119th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin 10 2023 down 44.4% 117th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.1% 2023 up 129.4% 112th ← Previous Page 8 of 31 Next →