Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Zambia
Zambia: Population of the official entrance age to secondary general was 462,315 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Zambia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Zambia is 462,315 number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 39.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Zambia peaked at 462,315 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 96,937 number, in 1970.
Zambia ranks 53rd of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Zambia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 96,937 number | — |
| 1971 | 100,934 number | +4.1% |
| 1972 | 105,074 number | +4.1% |
| 1973 | 109,371 number | +4.1% |
| 1974 | 113,901 number | +4.1% |
| 1975 | 118,799 number | +4.3% |
| 1976 | 123,618 number | +4.1% |
| 1977 | 128,185 number | +3.7% |
| 1978 | 132,186 number | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 136,008 number | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 140,281 number | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 144,485 number | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 149,410 number | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 155,372 number | +4.0% |
| 1984 | 162,081 number | +4.3% |
| 1985 | 168,857 number | +4.2% |
| 1986 | 175,491 number | +3.9% |
| 1987 | 182,071 number | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 188,387 number | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 194,598 number | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 201,110 number | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 207,272 number | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 213,045 number | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 218,198 number | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 223,273 number | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 229,119 number | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 234,984 number | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 240,868 number | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 246,688 number | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 252,535 number | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 258,529 number | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 263,905 number | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 269,459 number | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 275,057 number | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 281,091 number | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 288,058 number | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 294,099 number | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 301,618 number | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 310,694 number | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 321,127 number | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 332,426 number | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 343,201 number | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 355,339 number | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 369,085 number | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 383,929 number | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 399,093 number | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 413,797 number | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 427,748 number | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 440,057 number | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 451,172 number | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 462,315 number | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 116,501 number | 96,937 number | 136,008 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 166,103 number | 140,281 number | 194,598 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 226,709 number | 201,110 number | 252,535 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 286,364 number | 258,529 number | 321,127 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 391,585 number | 332,426 number | 451,172 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 462,315 number | 462,315 number | 462,315 number | 1 |
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- Spring temperature anomalies -0.0386 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies -0.018 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.3261 °C (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)
- Annual precipitation, annual growth rate 40.84 % change on previous year (2025)
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- Free country, gaps filled 1 (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Zambia?
- Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Zambia was 462,315 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to secondary general recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 462,315 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to secondary general recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 96,937 number in 1970.
- How does Zambia rank for population of the official entrance age to secondary general?
- Zambia ranks 53rd out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to secondary general rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.1%. 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 the official entrance age to secondary general education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary general education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.