What is population of compulsory school age, male in Zambia?

Population of compulsory school age, male in Zambia was 1.76 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

What is the highest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Zambia?

The highest recorded value was 1.76 million number in 2019.

What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Zambia?

The lowest recorded value was 962,495 number in 1998.

How does Zambia rank for population of compulsory school age, male?

Zambia ranks 58th out of 186 countries with data for 2019.

Is population of compulsory school age, male rising or falling in Zambia?

Over the last ten years it is up 34.4%. 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 Population of compulsory school age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Population of compulsory school age, male in Zambia

Name: Population of compulsory school age, male in Zambia
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Zambia: Population of compulsory school age, male was 1.76 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)

1.76 million number

Change on year

up 2.4%

World rank

58th

of 186 countries

All-time high

1.76 million number

in 2019

All-time low

962,495 number

in 1998

Years of data

1998–2019

Population of compulsory school age, male in Zambia, 1998–2019

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Zambia recorded 1.76 million number for population of compulsory school age, male in 2019. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 34.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, male in Zambia peaked at 1.76 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 962,495 number, in 1998.

Zambia ranks 58th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	973,145 number	962,495 number	983,795 number	2
2000s	1.14 million number	1.00 million number	1.31 million number	10
2010s	1.56 million number	1.36 million number	1.76 million number	10

Countries ranked near Zambia

55 Canada 2.00 million number compare
56 Poland 1.97 million number compare
57 Sri Lanka 1.90 million number compare
59 Madagascar 1.75 million number compare
60 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 1.67 million number compare
61 Australia 1.63 million number compare

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More reference data data for Zambia

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 right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
Autumn temperature anomalies 0.5273 (2025)
Winter temperature anomalies -0.2981 (2025)
Consumer price index 483.32 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, male in Zambia?: Population of compulsory school age, male in Zambia was 1.76 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Zambia?: The highest recorded value was 1.76 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Zambia?: The lowest recorded value was 962,495 number in 1998.
How does Zambia rank for population of compulsory school age, male?: Zambia ranks 58th out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
Is population of compulsory school age, male rising or falling in Zambia?: Over the last ten years it is up 34.4%. 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 Population of compulsory school age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Population of compulsory school age, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 231 places, 4,849 data points, 1975–2020
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Population of male children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.