Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with primary schooling. in Zambia
Zambia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with primary schooling. was 39.9% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with primary schooling. in Zambia, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with primary schooling. in Zambia stood at 39.9%.
That represents a change of down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with primary schooling. in Zambia peaked at 40.2% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 15.7%, in 1980.
That places Zambia 50th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with primary schooling. in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 20.2% | — |
| 1965 | 20.2% | -0.0% |
| 1970 | 20.2% | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 18.2% | -10.0% |
| 1980 | 15.7% | -13.7% |
| 1985 | 23.7% | +51.2% |
| 1990 | 33.4% | +40.6% |
| 1995 | 40.2% | +20.5% |
| 2000 | 40.1% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 40.0% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 39.9% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20.2% | 20.2% | 20.2% | 2 |
| 1970s | 19.2% | 18.2% | 20.2% | 2 |
| 1980s | 19.7% | 15.7% | 23.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 36.8% | 33.4% | 40.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 40.0% | 40.0% | 40.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 39.9% | 39.9% | 39.9% | 1 |
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- 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 75+ with primary schooling. in Zambia?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with primary schooling. in Zambia was 39.9% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with primary schooling. recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 40.2% in 1995.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with primary schooling. recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.7% in 1980.
- How does Zambia rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with primary schooling.?
- Zambia ranks 50th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with primary schooling. rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 75+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)