Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Zambia
Zambia: Population of the official entrance age to secondary general was 229,935 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
Zambia recorded 229,935 number for population of the official entrance age to secondary general in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 37.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Zambia peaked at 229,935 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 48,347 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 | 48,347 number | — |
| 1971 | 50,304 number | +4.0% |
| 1972 | 52,331 number | +4.0% |
| 1973 | 54,454 number | +4.1% |
| 1974 | 56,707 number | +4.1% |
| 1975 | 59,133 number | +4.3% |
| 1976 | 61,533 number | +4.1% |
| 1977 | 63,801 number | +3.7% |
| 1978 | 65,787 number | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 67,681 number | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 69,785 number | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 71,867 number | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 74,293 number | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 77,227 number | +3.9% |
| 1984 | 80,533 number | +4.3% |
| 1985 | 83,877 number | +4.2% |
| 1986 | 87,168 number | +3.9% |
| 1987 | 90,402 number | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 93,485 number | +3.4% |
| 1989 | 96,518 number | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 99,711 number | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 102,773 number | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 105,660 number | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 108,275 number | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 110,871 number | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 113,819 number | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 116,809 number | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 119,852 number | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 122,946 number | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 126,125 number | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 129,401 number | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 132,409 number | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 135,429 number | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 138,385 number | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 141,507 number | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 145,076 number | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 148,214 number | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 152,003 number | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 156,499 number | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 161,619 number | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 167,114 number | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 172,355 number | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 178,223 number | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 184,869 number | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 192,064 number | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 199,424 number | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 206,549 number | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 213,298 number | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 219,233 number | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 224,580 number | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 229,935 number | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 58,008 number | 48,347 number | 67,681 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 82,516 number | 69,785 number | 96,518 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 112,684 number | 99,711 number | 126,125 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 144,054 number | 129,401 number | 161,619 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 195,771 number | 167,114 number | 224,580 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 229,935 number | 229,935 number | 229,935 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)
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- Exchange rate, old LCU per USD extended forward, period average 19.51 (2026)
- Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average 19.51 (2026)
- Elected parliament, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (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 229,935 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 229,935 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to secondary general recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 48,347 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 37.6%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary general education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.