What is the difference in population of compulsory school age, both sexes between Australia and Zambia?

309,340 number, with Zambia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Zambia?

22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Australia vs Zambia: Population of compulsory school age, both sexes

Australia

3.18 million number

in 2019

Zambia

3.49 million number

in 2019

Australia rank

61st

Zambia rank

58th

Population of compulsory school age, both sexes over time

Australia
Zambia

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 3.49 million number against 3.18 million number in Australia, a difference of 309,340 number.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 61st and Zambia ranks 58th of 186 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Australia	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	2.65 million number	1.95 million number	698,455 number	Australia
2000s	2.74 million number	2.28 million number	456,185 number	Australia
2010s	2.94 million number	3.11 million number	174,378 number	Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of compulsory school age, both sexes, Australia or Zambia?: Zambia, at 3.49 million number against 3.18 million number in Australia as of 2019.
What is the difference in population of compulsory school age, both sexes between Australia and Zambia?: 309,340 number, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Zambia?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do Australia and Zambia rank globally for population of compulsory school age, both sexes?: Australia ranks 61st and Zambia ranks 58th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 231 places, 4,849 data points, 1975–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Population of children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.