Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Zambia
Zambia: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 28.5% in 2017. ▬ Flat
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Zambia, 1998–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2017, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Zambia stood at 28.5%. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 26.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Zambia peaked at 39.9% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 28.5%, in 2017.
That places Zambia 20th out of 154 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Zambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 29.3% | — |
| 1999 | 30.1% | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 31.0% | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 33.0% | +6.3% |
| 2004 | 39.0% | +18.2% |
| 2005 | 39.9% | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 39.7% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 38.9% | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 37.2% | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 36.7% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 35.9% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 31.9% | -11.3% |
| 2013 | 29.5% | -7.5% |
| 2017 | 28.5% | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.7% | 29.3% | 30.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 36.9% | 31.0% | 39.9% | 8 |
| 2010s | 31.4% | 28.5% | 35.9% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Zambia?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Zambia was 28.5% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 39.9% in 2005.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.5% in 2017.
- How does Zambia rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Zambia ranks 20th out of 154 countries with data for 2017.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of pupils in primary education who are at least 2 years above the intended age for their grade. The intended age for a given grade is the age at which pupils would enter the grade if they had started school at the official primary entrance age, had studied full-time and had progressed without repeating or skipping a grade. A low value of this indicator will show that the majority of students start school on time and progress with minimum levels of grade repetition. Late school entry and significant grade repetition exacerbate over-age progression and should be discouraged as both are associated with lower levels of student learning achievement. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/