Primary school enrolment (gross) in Zambia
Gross primary school enrolment in Zambia was 115.6% in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest since 2008.
Zambia, 2024
115.6%
Change from 2017
+16.8percentage points
World, 2024
102.2%
Primary school enrolment (gross) in Zambia over time
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% of the official primary school-age population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Zambia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 115.6% | 102.2% |
| 2023 | – | 100.7% |
| 2022 | – | 100.4% |
| 2021 | – | 99.4% |
| 2020 | – | 99.6% |
| 2019 | – | 99.1% |
| 2018 | – | 99.1% |
| 2017 | 98.8% | 101.8% |
| 2016 | 99.6% | 102.1% |
| 2015 | 103.4% | 101.0% |
| 2014 | 107.1% | 101.6% |
| 2013 | 105.9% | 103.0% |
| 2012 | 111.6% | 102.9% |
| 2011 | 111.4% | 102.4% |
| 2010 | 109.9% | 102.5% |
| 2009 | 110.9% | 102.7% |
| 2008 | 117.1% | 102.9% |
| 2007 | 115.8% | 102.7% |
| 2006 | 114.7% | 101.7% |
| 2005 | 113.6% | 101.7% |
| 2004 | 102.3% | 101.6% |
| 2003 | – | 100.9% |
| 2002 | 83.2% | 99.4% |
| 2001 | 80.2% | 99.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 98.8% in 2017, a change of +16.8 percentage points.
- Since 2008, when it was 117.1%, the figure has changed by −1.5 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 102.2%.
More for Zambia
All statistics for Zambia
Tertiary education enrolment (gross)
4.0%
2012 · World Bank
Adult literacy rate
71.8%
2024 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
29.1%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Primary completion (UIS)
74.3%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Lower secondary completion
53.0%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Upper secondary completion
29.1%
2024 · UNESCO UIS