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Zambia: School enrollment, primary (% gross)

115.55percent · 2024-1.3% since 2008

Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music. Annual figures for Zambia from 1970 to 2024.

19752024

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
2024115.551
201798.795
201699.572
2015103.414
2014107.069
2013105.888
2012111.619
2011111.401
2010109.874
2009110.934
2008117.089
2007115.844
2006114.722
2005113.556
2004102.255
200283.159
200180.172
200080.37
199980.559
199882.669
199684.714
199586.31
199488.66
199195.337
199094.284
198995.343
198896.097
198795.957
198697.553
198598.291
198495.29
198393.015
198290.521
198189.8
198090.439
197989.729
197890.066
197790.712
197691.071
197590.627
197492.265
197390.146
197289.578
197186.98
197085.698

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by UNESCO. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-05.

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World Bank (2026). School enrollment, primary (% gross). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-school-enrollment-primary (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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