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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

Lower secondary school starting age (years)
14
2024 · World Bank
Government expenditure on education, total (% of government expenditure)
15.3772099653715
2024 · World Bank
Children out of school (% of primary school age)
3.51462006568909
2024 · World Bank
School enrollment, primary, female (% gross)
118.300572236867
2024 · World Bank
Labor force, total
7407019
2024 · World Bank
Population ages 0-14 (% of total population)
41.4573443514813
2024 · World Bank
Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) (modeled ILO estimate)
5.713
2024 · World Bank
School enrollment, primary, male (% gross)
112.796477641318
2024 · World Bank
Preprimary education, duration (years)
4
2024 · World Bank
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate)
5.961
2024 · World Bank
Labor force, female (% of total labor force)
46.1337685241526
2024 · World Bank
Children out of school, primary
136539
2024 · World Bank
School enrollment, primary (% gross)
115.550919335782
2024 · World Bank
Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) (modeled ILO estimate)
6.25
2024 · World Bank
Compulsory education, duration (years)
7
2024 · World Bank
Primary education, pupils
4489003
2024 · World Bank
Primary school starting age (years)
7
2024 · World Bank
Adolescents out of school, female (% of female lower secondary school age)
11.0988798141479
2024 · World Bank
School enrollment, secondary (% gross)
56.7889289855957
2024 · World Bank
Adolescents out of school, male (% of male lower secondary school age)
13.6105499267578
2024 · World Bank

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Sources: World Bank | UNESCO · Last updated: 2025

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