Primary net enrolment in Zambia
In Zambia, 96.5% of children of primary school age were enrolled in school in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1972.
Zambia, 2024
96.5%
Change from 2017
+11.3percentage points
Primary net enrolment in Zambia over time
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Zambia
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% of children of primary school age. Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Zambia |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 96.5% |
| 2017 | 85.2% |
| 2013 | 90.7% |
| 2012 | 93.8%uis_est (UIS estimate) |
| 2011 | 92.3% |
| 2010 | 88.3% |
| 2009 | 90.8%uis_est (UIS estimate) |
| 2008 | 93.6% |
| 2007 | 92.9% |
| 2006 | 90.3% |
| 2005 | 92.2%uis_est (UIS estimate) |
| 2004 | 83.7%uis_est (UIS estimate) |
| 2002 | 70.8%uis_est (UIS estimate) |
| 2001 | 67.8%uis_est (UIS estimate) |
Flags: uis_est UIS estimate . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- The previous available figure was 85.2% in 2017, a change of +11.3 percentage points.
- Since 2005, when it was 92.2%, the figure has changed by +4.3 percentage points.
More for Zambia
All statistics for Zambia
Out-of-school children
3.5%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Primary school enrolment (gross)
115.6%
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