Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Zambia
Zambia: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 91.1% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Zambia, 1998–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Zambia is 91.1%, measured in 2017.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Zambia peaked at 106.8% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 68.2%, in 1999.
Zambia ranks 150th of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Zambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 69.6% | — |
| 1999 | 68.2% | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 69.9% | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 70.4% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 73.7% | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 89.3% | +21.1% |
| 2005 | 99.1% | +11.0% |
| 2006 | 101.4% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 103.2% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 106.8% | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 101.4% | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 99.3% | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 99.9% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 99.8% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 94.9% | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 96.2% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 93.3% | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 91.0% | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 91.1% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 68.9% | 68.2% | 69.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 90.6% | 69.9% | 106.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 95.7% | 91.0% | 99.9% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Zambia?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Zambia was 91.1% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 106.8% in 2008.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.2% in 1999.
- How does Zambia rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- Zambia ranks 150th out of 188 countries with data for 2017.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.8%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total enrollment in primary and lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of official primary and lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.