Official entrance age to early childhood educational development in Zambia

Zambia: Official entrance age to early childhood educational development was 0.5 years in 2013. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2013)
0.5 years
World rank
50th
of 97 countries
All-time high
3 years
in 1998
All-time low
0.5 years
in 2013
Years of data
5
1998–2013

Official entrance age to early childhood educational development in Zambia, 1998–2013

0.511.522.531998200520131998: 3 years1999: 3 years2000: 3 years2001: 3 years2013: 0.5 years

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2013, official entrance age to early childhood educational development in Zambia stood at 0.5 years. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of down 83.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, official entrance age to early childhood educational development in Zambia peaked at 3 years in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.5 years, in 2013.

Zambia ranks 50th of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3 years 3 years 3 years 2
2000s 3 years 3 years 3 years 2
2010s 0.5 years 0.5 years 0.5 years 1

Countries ranked near Zambia

  1. 50 Japan 0.5 years compare
  2. 52 Antigua and Barbuda 0 years compare
  3. 52 Argentina 0 years
  4. 52 Austria 0 years
  5. 52 Barbados 0 years
  6. 52 British Virgin Islands 0 years compare
  7. 52 Cambodia 0 years compare
  8. 52 Chile 0 years compare
  9. 52 Colombia 0 years
  10. 52 Costa Rica 0 years
  11. 52 Cuba 0 years
  12. 52 Cyprus 0 years
  13. 52 Denmark 0 years
  14. 52 Dominica 0 years
  15. 52 El Salvador 0 years
  16. 52 Estonia 0 years
  17. 52 Germany 0 years
  18. 52 Ghana 0 years compare
  19. 52 Greece 0 years
  20. 52 Grenada 0 years
  21. 52 Guatemala 0 years compare
  22. 52 Haiti 0 years
  23. 52 Hong Kong (China) 0 years
  24. 52 Iceland 0 years
  25. 52 Israel 0 years
  26. 52 Jamaica 0 years
  27. 52 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0 years
  28. 52 Lithuania 0 years compare
  29. 52 Mauritania 0 years compare
  30. 52 Mexico 0 years
  31. 52 Myanmar 0 years
  32. 52 New Zealand 0 years compare
  33. 52 Nicaragua 0 years
  34. 52 Oman 0 years
  35. 52 Panama 0 years
  36. 52 Peru 0 years
  37. 52 Puerto Rico 0 years
  38. 52 Qatar 0 years
  39. 52 Romania 0 years
  40. 52 Singapore 0 years
  41. 52 Sint Maarten 0 years compare
  42. 52 South Africa 0 years compare
  43. 52 Spain 0 years
  44. 52 United Arab Emirates 0 years
  45. 52 Uruguay 0 years
  46. 52 Viet Nam 0 years
  47. 52 Yemen 0 years

See the full ranking of 97 places β†’

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All data for Zambia β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is official entrance age to early childhood educational development in Zambia?
Official entrance age to early childhood educational development in Zambia was 0.5 years in 2013, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest official entrance age to early childhood educational development recorded in Zambia?
The highest recorded value was 3 years in 1998.
What is the lowest official entrance age to early childhood educational development recorded in Zambia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5 years in 2013.
How does Zambia rank for official entrance age to early childhood educational development?
Zambia ranks 50th out of 97 countries with data for 2013.
Is official entrance age to early childhood educational development rising or falling in Zambia?
Over the last ten years it is down 83.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Zambia data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Official entrance age to early childhood educational development (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Official entrance age to early childhood educational development (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,319 data points, 1972–2020
Last refreshed

Age at which students would enter early childhood educational development. For more information, visit the UNESCO Institute for Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/