School enrollment, tertiary in Zambia
Zambia: School enrollment, tertiary was 4.0% in 2012. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, tertiary in Zambia, 1970–2012
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, tertiary in Zambia is 4.0%, measured in 2012.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 66.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, tertiary in Zambia peaked at 4.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1970.
Zambia ranks 184th of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.4% | 0.4% | 2.0% | 7 |
| 1980s | 1.8% | 1.4% | 2.2% | 8 |
| 1990s | 2.3% | 2.1% | 2.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 4.0% | 4.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
More education data for Zambia
- Lower secondary school starting age 14 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 57.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 41.0% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 115.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 116,859 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 118.3% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 112.8% (2024)
- Labor force, total 8.01 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 46.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, tertiary in Zambia?
- School enrollment, tertiary in Zambia was 4.0% in 2012, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, tertiary recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.0% in 2011.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, tertiary recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1970.
- How does Zambia rank for school enrollment, tertiary?
- Zambia ranks 184th out of 192 countries with data for 2012.
- Is school enrollment, tertiary rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, tertiary (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.