Enrolment in primary education, male in Zambia
Zambia: Enrolment in primary education, male was 1.63 million number in 2017. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in primary education, male in Zambia, 1970–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2017, enrolment in primary education, male in Zambia stood at 1.63 million number. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in primary education, male in Zambia peaked at 1.63 million number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 385,676 number, in 1970.
That places Zambia 47th out of 202 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 465,319 number | 385,676 number | 531,354 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 650,788 number | 554,503 number | 747,842 number | 8 |
| 1990s | 797,897 number | 785,745 number | 812,176 number | 5 |
| 2000s | 1.19 million number | 825,313 number | 1.48 million number | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.57 million number | 1.45 million number | 1.63 million number | 8 |
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- Spring temperature anomalies -0.0386 (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies -0.018 (2026)
- Country level monthly temperature anomalies 0.3261 (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 suffrage men lexical 1 (2025)
- Political regime fh 1 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating fh 4 (2025)
- Universal suffrage lexical 2 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in primary education, male in Zambia?
- Enrolment in primary education, male in Zambia was 1.63 million number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in primary education, male recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.63 million number in 2017.
- What is the lowest enrolment in primary education, male recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 385,676 number in 1970.
- How does Zambia rank for enrolment in primary education, male?
- Zambia ranks 47th out of 202 countries with data for 2017.
- Is enrolment in primary education, male rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of male students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions regardless of age.