Tertiary education enrollment — all countries

Tertiary education enrollment — Zambia

Tertiary education enrollment in Zambia in 2012 — 4%. Ranked 136 in the world out of 143. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 3.6 pp.

2012 4% −0 pp vs 2011
World rank 136of 143
Period maximum 4%2011
Period minimum 0.4%1970

Trend over time

1970–2012 · % (gross ratio)

Tertiary education enrollment — Zambia, 1970–2012012341970197519801985199019952000200520101970: 0.4%1974: 1.1%1975: 2%1976: 2%1977: 1.5%1978: 1.5%1979: 1.5%1981: 1.4%1982: 1.5%1983: 1.5%1984: 1.5%1986: 2.2%1987: 2%1988: 2.2%1989: 2%1990: 2.1%1998: 2.4%1999: 2.4%2011: 4%2012: 4%
Change over the period: +3.6 pp Annual average: 0.08 pp

Comparison, 2012

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Zambia

Zambia 4%
World 32.3%
Eastern Africa computed 5.5%
Tertiary education enrollment — Zambia, by year Zambia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2012 4 −0 pp
2011 4
1999 2.4 −0 pp
1998 2.4
1990 2.1 +0.1 pp
1989 2 −0.1 pp
1988 2.2 +0.2 pp
1987 2 −0.3 pp
1986 2.2
1984 1.5 −0.1 pp
1983 1.5 +0.1 pp
1982 1.5 +0 pp
1981 1.4
1979 1.5 −0 pp
1978 1.5 +0 pp
1977 1.5 −0.4 pp
1976 2 +0 pp
1975 2 +0.8 pp
1974 1.1
1970 0.4

About the indicator

The gross tertiary enrollment ratio — the number of students at universities and colleges (ISCED 5–8) as a percentage of the population in the five-year age interval that follows the end of school. It can exceed 100% because of older students and students from abroad, so in countries that act as magnets for international students the indicator is overstated.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.