Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 35-39 with primary schooling. in Zambia
Zambia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 35-39 with primary schooling. was 17.8% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 35-39 with primary schooling. in Zambia, 1960–2010
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 17.8% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 35-39 with primary schooling. in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 35-39 with primary schooling. in Zambia peaked at 45.7% in 1965 and was at its lowest, 17.8%, in 2010.
Zambia ranks 23rd of 144 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 35-39 with primary schooling. in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 37.5% | — |
| 1965 | 45.7% | +21.9% |
| 1970 | 45.7% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 42.0% | -8.1% |
| 1980 | 33.8% | -19.6% |
| 1985 | 20.9% | -38.1% |
| 1990 | 19.6% | -6.0% |
| 1995 | 23.2% | +18.3% |
| 2000 | 18.1% | -22.3% |
| 2005 | 21.5% | +19.1% |
| 2010 | 17.8% | -17.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 41.6% | 37.5% | 45.7% | 2 |
| 1970s | 43.9% | 42.0% | 45.7% | 2 |
| 1980s | 27.3% | 20.9% | 33.8% | 2 |
| 1990s | 21.4% | 19.6% | 23.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 19.8% | 18.1% | 21.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 17.8% | 17.8% | 17.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 20 Namibia 20.4% compare
- 21 Kenya 20.4% compare
- 22 Eswatini 20.3% compare
- 24 Dominican Republic 17.4% compare
- 25 Mauritania 17.1% compare
- 26 Cote d'Ivoire 16.4% compare
More reference data data for Zambia
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.0386 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies -0.018 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.3261 °C (2026)
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 19.51 (2026)
- Exchange rate, old LCU per USD extended forward, period average 19.51 (2026)
- Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average 19.51 (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.5273 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies -0.2981 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 483.32 2010 = 100 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 35-39 with primary schooling. in Zambia?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 35-39 with primary schooling. in Zambia was 17.8% in 2010, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 35-39 with primary schooling. recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 45.7% in 1965.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 35-39 with primary schooling. recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.8% in 2010.
- How does Zambia rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 35-39 with primary schooling.?
- Zambia ranks 23rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 35-39 with primary schooling. rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 35-39 with primary schooling. Incompleted Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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