School age population, early childhood education, male in Zambia

Zambia: School age population, early childhood education, male was 1.13 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
1.13 million number
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
43rd
of 199 countries
All-time high
1.28 million number
in 2013
All-time low
735,053 number
in 2002
Years of data
22
1998–2019

School age population, early childhood education, male in Zambia, 1998–2019

0500.0k1.0M1.5M1998200820191998: 1.2M number1999: 1.2M number2000: 1.2M number2001: 1.3M number2002: 735.1k number2003: 760.0k number2004: 782.2k number2005: 805.3k number2006: 833.8k number2007: 863.3k number2008: 892.1k number2009: 915.8k number2010: 939.8k number2011: 962.1k number2012: 983.1k number2013: 1.3M number2014: 1.0M number2015: 1.0M number2016: 1.1M number2017: 1.1M number2018: 1.1M number2019: 1.1M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Zambia recorded 1.13 million number for school age population, early childhood education, male in 2019.

The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 23.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, male in Zambia peaked at 1.28 million number in 2013 and was at its lowest, 735,053 number, in 2002.

Zambia ranks 43rd of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

School age population, early childhood education, male in Zambia, year by year

Annual values for School age population, early childhood education, male (number) in Zambia, 1998 to 2019.
Year number Change
1998 1.15 million number
1999 1.18 million number +2.4%
2000 1.21 million number +2.5%
2001 1.25 million number +3.6%
2002 735,053 number -41.4%
2003 759,962 number +3.4%
2004 782,184 number +2.9%
2005 805,295 number +3.0%
2006 833,821 number +3.5%
2007 863,292 number +3.5%
2008 892,099 number +3.3%
2009 915,797 number +2.7%
2010 939,847 number +2.6%
2011 962,106 number +2.4%
2012 983,101 number +2.2%
2013 1.28 million number +30.0%
2014 1.03 million number -19.7%
2015 1.05 million number +2.1%
2016 1.07 million number +2.2%
2017 1.09 million number +2.2%
2018 1.12 million number +2.0%
2019 1.13 million number +1.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.17 million number 1.15 million number 1.18 million number 2
2000s 905,051 number 735,053 number 1.25 million number 10
2010s 1.06 million number 939,847 number 1.28 million number 10

Countries ranked near Zambia

  1. 40 Philippines 1.17 million number compare
  2. 41 Madagascar 1.14 million number compare
  3. 42 Côte d'Ivoire 1.13 million number compare
  4. 44 Republic of Korea 1.11 million number compare
  5. 45 Iraq 1.09 million number compare
  6. 46 Cambodia 1.08 million number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood education, male in Zambia?
School age population, early childhood education, male in Zambia was 1.13 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, male recorded in Zambia?
The highest recorded value was 1.28 million number in 2013.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, male recorded in Zambia?
The lowest recorded value was 735,053 number in 2002.
How does Zambia rank for school age population, early childhood education, male?
Zambia ranks 43rd out of 199 countries with data for 2019.
Is school age population, early childhood education, male rising or falling in Zambia?
Over the last ten years it is up 23.6%. 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 School age population, early childhood education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 5,152 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood education (ISCED 0) as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years, and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/