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Zambia: Out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes

136,539count · 2024-23.2% since 2005

Out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes (number). UNESCO Institute for Statistics indicator OFST.1.CP. Annual figures for Zambia from 2000 to 2024.

20002024

Every year

YearValue (count)Note
2024136,539
2017493,015
2013271,401
2012173,742UIS_EST
2011208,858
2010308,248
2009234,997UIS_EST
2008158,908
2007171,316
2006226,714
2005177,787UIS_EST
2004359,221UIS_EST
2002608,632UIS_EST
2001653,063UIS_EST
2000631,488UIS_EST

Source

Published by UIS, produced by UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO. Retrieved 2026-11-08.

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UIS (2026). Out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/uis-ofst-1-cp (accessed 2026-11-13). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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