Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Zambia
Zambia: Population of the official entrance age to secondary general was 232,380 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 232,380 number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 40.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Zambia peaked at 232,380 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 48,590 number, in 1970.
That places Zambia 54th out of 205 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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 | 48,590 number | — |
| 1971 | 50,630 number | +4.2% |
| 1972 | 52,743 number | +4.2% |
| 1973 | 54,917 number | +4.1% |
| 1974 | 57,194 number | +4.1% |
| 1975 | 59,666 number | +4.3% |
| 1976 | 62,085 number | +4.1% |
| 1977 | 64,384 number | +3.7% |
| 1978 | 66,399 number | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 68,327 number | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 70,496 number | +3.2% |
| 1981 | 72,618 number | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 75,117 number | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 78,145 number | +4.0% |
| 1984 | 81,548 number | +4.4% |
| 1985 | 84,980 number | +4.2% |
| 1986 | 88,323 number | +3.9% |
| 1987 | 91,669 number | +3.8% |
| 1988 | 94,902 number | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 98,080 number | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 101,399 number | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 104,499 number | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 107,385 number | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 109,923 number | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 112,402 number | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 115,300 number | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 118,175 number | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 121,016 number | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 123,742 number | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 126,410 number | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 129,128 number | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 131,496 number | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 134,030 number | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 136,672 number | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 139,584 number | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 142,982 number | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 145,885 number | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 149,615 number | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 154,195 number | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 159,508 number | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 165,312 number | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 170,846 number | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 177,116 number | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 184,216 number | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 191,865 number | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 199,669 number | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 207,248 number | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 214,450 number | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 220,824 number | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 226,592 number | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 232,380 number | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 58,494 number | 48,590 number | 68,327 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 83,588 number | 70,496 number | 98,080 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 114,025 number | 101,399 number | 126,410 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 142,310 number | 129,128 number | 159,508 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 195,814 number | 165,312 number | 226,592 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 232,380 number | 232,380 number | 232,380 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)
- Elected parliament, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
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 232,380 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 232,380 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to secondary general recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 48,590 number in 1970.
- How does Zambia rank for population of the official entrance age to secondary general?
- Zambia ranks 54th 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 40.6%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary general education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.