Zambia: Over-age students, primary, male (% of male enrollment)

Key figures

What the numbers say

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 17.37 percentage points in 1988 and the biggest yearly fall was 17.37 percentage points in 1989. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2017, Zambia had the 7th highest value of the 66 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Zambia in the 2017 ranking

• Sweden — 3rd of 66: 18.21%
• Slovak Republic — 4th of 66: 17.04%
• Brazil — 5th of 66: 16.14%
• Austria — 7th of 66: 14.33%
• São Tomé and Principe — 8th of 66: 14.16%
• Honduras — 9th of 66: 12.9%

What this measures

Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.

All 43 values

Over-age students, primary, male (% of male enrollment) in nearby economies

• Benin — 8.42% (2018)
• Burkina Faso — 15.51% (2018)
• Burundi — 17.72% (2018)
• Cabo Verde — 12.33% (2018)
• Cameroon — 12.72% (2017)
• Chad — 14.53% (2016)
• Côte d'Ivoire — 7.7% (2018)
• Equatorial Guinea — 23.94% (2015)
• Eritrea — 26.72% (2018)
• Eswatini

More education data for Zambia

• Primary school starting age (years) — 7 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 7 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 14 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 5 (2025)
• Primary education, pupils — 4.49 million (2024)
• School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 115.55% (2024)
• Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment) — 13.95% (2017)
• Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP) — 4.07% (2023)
• Over-age students, primary, female (% of female enrollment) — 13.08% (2017)
• Primary education, teachers

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Questions people ask

What is Zambia's over-age students, primary, male (% of male enrollment)?

14.83% in 2017, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1970?

It is up 14.83 percentage points from 0% in 1970. The highest value was 20.9% in 2005 and the lowest 0% in 1970.

How does Zambia rank?

7th highest of 66 economies with data for 2017.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS).

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.PRM.OENR.MA.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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