NationMaster - Zambian Education statistics

Average years of schooling of adults	5.5		[58th of 100]
Duration of compulsory education	7 years		[135th of 171]
Duration of education > Primary level	7		[19th of 181]
Duration of education > Secondary level	5		[170th of 181]
Education spending (% of GDP)	2%		[125th of 132]
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level	19.1%		[121st of 135]
Female enrolment share > Primary level	48.1%		[114th of 176]
Female enrolment share > Secondary level	44.4%		[138th of 170]
Geographical aptitude results	63.159		[150th of 191]
Grade 1 intake rate	38.2		[89th of 114]
Primary school girls out of school	23%		[45th of 99]
Public spending per student > Primary level	4.7		[113rd of 126]
Public spending per student > Tertiary level	331		[13th of 123]
Pupils reaching grade 5	80.6		[69th of 108]
School life expectancy > Male	7.4 years		[86th of 97]
School life expectancy > Total	7 years		[97th of 110]
Tertiary enrollment	2.5%		[129th of 151]
Trained teachers in primary education, female > % of female teachers	100 %	...	[6th of 56]
Trained teachers in primary education, male > % of male teachers	100 %	...	[6th of 56]
World Organization of the Scout Movement > Members > Admits Boys/Girls	both

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SOURCES: UNESCO; United Nations Human Development Programme; The Geography Zone; World Bank; Household survey data, net enrolment data from UNESCO, and data from UNICEF country offices; UNESCO Institute for Statistics; World Development Indicators database; Wikipedia: List of World Organization of the Scout Movement members

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Zambia, Republic of Zambia

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