Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Zambia
Zambia: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male was 90.3% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Zambia, 1998–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Zambia is 90.3%, measured in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Zambia peaked at 109.5% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 71.5%, in 1999.
Zambia ranks 154th 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, male in Zambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 72.6% | — |
| 1999 | 71.5% | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 73.1% | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 73.5% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 77.0% | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 92.5% | +20.1% |
| 2005 | 102.5% | +10.8% |
| 2006 | 103.7% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 105.9% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 109.5% | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 103.4% | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 99.9% | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 101.5% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 100.4% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 95.4% | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 96.5% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 93.6% | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 90.6% | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 90.3% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 72.1% | 71.5% | 72.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 93.5% | 73.1% | 109.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 96.0% | 90.3% | 101.5% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Zambia?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Zambia was 90.3% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 109.5% in 2008.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.5% in 1999.
- How does Zambia rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male?
- Zambia ranks 154th out of 188 countries with data for 2017.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.7%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total male enrollment in primary and lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the male 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.