Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary in Zambia

Zambia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary was 29.2% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
29.2%
World rank
17th
of 144 countries
All-time high
32.1%
in 2000
All-time low
10.2%
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary in Zambia, 1960–2010

10152025301960198520101960: 10.21965: 21.61970: 21.61975: 22.51980: 13.61985: 13.91990: 14.41995: 32.12000: 32.12005: 20.92010: 29.2

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Zambia recorded 29.2% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary in 2010.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary in Zambia peaked at 32.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 10.2%, in 1960.

Zambia ranks 17th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary in Zambia, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary schooling. Incompleted Primary in Zambia, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 10.2%
1965 21.6% +111.8%
1970 21.6% +0.0%
1975 22.5% +4.0%
1980 13.6% -39.4%
1985 13.9% +1.9%
1990 14.4% +3.6%
1995 32.1% +123.3%
2000 32.1% +0.1%
2005 20.9% -34.7%
2010 29.2% +39.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 15.9% 10.2% 21.6% 2
1970s 22.0% 21.6% 22.5% 2
1980s 13.7% 13.6% 13.9% 2
1990s 23.2% 14.4% 32.1% 2
2000s 26.5% 20.9% 32.1% 2
2010s 29.2% 29.2% 29.2% 1

Countries ranked near Zambia

  1. 14 Indonesia 30.1% compare
  2. 15 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 29.9% compare
  3. 16 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 29.3% compare
  4. 18 Nicaragua 28.0% compare
  5. 19 China 27.7% compare
  6. 20 Mexico 27.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary in Zambia?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary in Zambia was 29.2% in 2010, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary recorded in Zambia?
The highest recorded value was 32.1% in 2000.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary recorded in Zambia?
The lowest recorded value was 10.2% in 1960.
How does Zambia rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary?
Zambia ranks 17th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary rising or falling in Zambia?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Zambia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary schooling. Incompleted Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary schooling. Incompleted Primary
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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