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Education and science & technology indicators

Overview

Education and science & technology indicators for Zambia, sourced from the World Bank. Covers literacy, enrollment, expenditure, research output, and more.

Key Indicators

Education Quality
51/100
World Bank (literacy + enrollment)
Average IQ
71
Lynn & Becker (2019)

Data Explorer

Secondary education, duration (years)
5
2024 · World Bank
Secondary education, pupils
1387186
2024 · World Bank
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate)
5.961
2024 · World Bank
Secondary education, teachers, female
21175
2024 · World Bank
Population ages 15-64 (% of total population)
56.5959028157483
2024 · World Bank
Lower secondary school starting age (years)
14
2024 · World Bank
Adolescents out of school (% of lower secondary school age)
12.3520498275757
2024 · World Bank
Primary school starting age (years)
7
2024 · World Bank
Secondary education, teachers (% female)
49.7240812492662
2024 · World Bank
Compulsory education, duration (years)
7
2024 · World Bank
Primary education, teachers (% female)
59.1507714425076
2024 · World Bank
Adolescents out of school, female (% of female lower secondary school age)
11.0988798141479
2024 · World Bank
Government expenditure on education, total (% of government expenditure)
15.3772099653715
2024 · World Bank
Primary education, teachers
116859
2024 · World Bank
Primary education, duration (years)
7
2024 · World Bank
Secondary education, teachers
42585
2024 · World Bank
Adolescents out of school, male (% of male lower secondary school age)
13.6105499267578
2024 · World Bank
Labor force, total
7407019
2024 · World Bank
School enrollment, primary, male (% gross)
112.796477641318
2024 · World Bank
School enrollment, secondary, male (% gross)
54.4917602539062
2024 · World Bank

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Sources: World Bank | UNESCO · Last updated: 2025

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