Zambia - Secondary education

Secondary education, duration (years)

Secondary education, duration (years) in Zambia was 5.00 as of 2011. Its highest value over the past 41 years was 5.00 in 2011, while its lowest value was 5.00 in 1970.

Definition: Secondary education, duration (years) is the number of grades (years) in secondary school.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1970 5.00
1975 5.00
1980 5.00
1985 5.00
1990 5.00
1991 5.00
1995 5.00
1998 5.00
1999 5.00
2000 5.00
2001 5.00
2002 5.00
2003 5.00
2004 5.00
2005 5.00
2006 5.00
2007 5.00
2008 5.00
2009 5.00
2010 5.00
2011 5.00

Secondary education, pupils

Definition: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1991 213,900

Secondary education, pupils (% female)

Secondary education, pupils (% female) in Zambia was 43.25 as of 1998. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 43.25 in 1998, while its lowest value was 32.56 in 1970.

Definition: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1970 32.56
1972 33.14
1974 33.31
1979 34.71
1980 35.01
1981 35.58
1982 35.40
1986 37.24
1988 37.12
1998 43.25

Secondary education, general pupils

The value for Secondary education, general pupils in Zambia was 747,935 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 12 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 776,191 in 2009 and a minimum value of 219,989 in 1998.

Definition: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1998 219,989
1999 237,307
2000 276,301
2001 304,132
2002 351,442
2004 363,613
2005 442,969
2007 607,296
2008 733,883
2009 776,191
2010 747,935

Secondary education, general pupils (% female)

Secondary education, general pupils (% female) in Zambia was 45.35 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 16 years was 48.26 in 2009, while its lowest value was 38.36 in 1994.

Definition: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1994 38.36
1998 44.23
1999 43.40
2000 44.52
2001 43.45
2002 45.19
2004 44.10
2005 44.62
2007 46.89
2008 45.37
2009 48.26
2010 45.35

Secondary education, vocational pupils

Definition: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1998 5,788

Secondary education, vocational pupils (% female)

Definition: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1998 6.06

Secondary education, teachers

The value for Secondary education, teachers in Zambia was 29,148 as of 2008. As the graph below shows, over the past 31 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 29,148 in 2008 and a minimum value of 4,172 in 1978.

Definition: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1977 4,222
1978 4,172
1979 4,400
1980 4,882
1981 5,161
1986 6,871
1988 6,703
1999 14,338
2000 14,998
2002 18,722
2005 19,525
2007 26,814
2008 29,148

Secondary education, teachers, female

The value for Secondary education, teachers, female in Zambia was 13,005 as of 2008. As the graph below shows, over the past 31 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 13,005 in 2008 and a minimum value of 1,242 in 1977.

Definition: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1977 1,242
1978 1,250
1979 1,271
1988 1,417
1999 5,498
2000 5,937
2002 7,082
2005 8,044
2007 11,594
2008 13,005

Secondary education, teachers (% female)

Secondary education, teachers (% female) in Zambia was 44.62 as of 2008. Its highest value over the past 31 years was 44.62 in 2008, while its lowest value was 21.14 in 1988.

Definition: Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1977 29.42
1978 29.96
1979 28.89
1988 21.14
1998 26.40
1999 38.35
2000 39.59
2002 37.83
2005 41.20
2007 43.24
2008 44.62

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Outcomes