Area Database (v4.2.1)
Mean years education of adults aged 20+
| 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | |
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| Total | 5.65 | 5.69 | 5.74 | 5.79 | 5.84 | 5.89 | 5.94 | 5.98 | 6.03 | 6.08 | 6.16 | 6.24 | 6.32 | 6.40 | 6.48 | 6.56 | 6.65 | 6.73 | 6.81 | 6.89 | 6.98 | 7.06 | 7.15 | 7.24 | 7.32 | 7.41 | 7.50 | 7.59 | 7.67 | |
| Central | 5.93 | 5.97 | 6.00 | 6.04 | 6.08 | 6.11 | 6.15 | 6.19 | 6.22 | 6.26 | 6.29 | 6.32 | 6.35 | 6.38 | 6.41 | 6.43 | 6.46 | 6.48 | 6.50 | 6.52 | 6.55 | 6.57 | 6.76 | 6.96 | 7.15 | 7.34 | 7.53 | 7.73 | 7.92 | |
| Copperbelt | 7.12 | 7.21 | 7.31 | 7.41 | 7.51 | 7.61 | 7.71 | 7.80 | 7.90 | 8.00 | 8.07 | 8.14 | 8.22 | 8.29 | 8.36 | 8.43 | 8.49 | 8.56 | 8.63 | 8.70 | 8.76 | 8.83 | 8.87 | 8.90 | 8.94 | 8.97 | 9.01 | 9.04 | 9.08 | |
| Eastern | 3.42 | 3.52 | 3.63 | 3.73 | 3.83 | 3.94 | 4.04 | 4.14 | 4.25 | 4.35 | 4.43 | 4.51 | 4.60 | 4.68 | 4.76 | 4.81 | 4.85 | 4.90 | 4.94 | 4.99 | 5.03 | 5.08 | 5.18 | 5.28 | 5.38 | 5.48 | 5.58 | 5.68 | 5.78 | |
| Luapula | 4.61 | 4.64 | 4.67 | 4.70 | 4.73 | 4.76 | 4.79 | 4.82 | 4.85 | 4.88 | 5.04 | 5.20 | 5.35 | 5.51 | 5.67 | 5.66 | 5.66 | 5.65 | 5.65 | 5.64 | 5.64 | 5.63 | 5.83 | 6.02 | 6.22 | 6.41 | 6.61 | 6.80 | 7.00 | |
| Lusaka | 7.86 | 7.87 | 7.89 | 7.91 | 7.93 | 7.95 | 7.97 | 7.98 | 8.00 | 8.02 | 8.11 | 8.19 | 8.28 | 8.36 | 8.45 | 8.52 | 8.60 | 8.67 | 8.74 | 8.81 | 8.89 | 8.96 | 9.01 | 9.06 | 9.11 | 9.16 | 9.21 | 9.26 | 9.31 | |
| North-Western | 4.25 | 4.31 | 4.38 | 4.44 | 4.51 | 4.57 | 4.64 | 4.70 | 4.77 | 4.83 | 4.88 | 4.92 | 4.97 | 5.01 | 5.06 | 5.22 | 5.38 | 5.54 | 5.70 | 5.86 | 6.02 | 6.18 | 6.43 | 6.67 | 6.92 | 7.16 | 7.41 | 7.65 | 7.90 | |
| Northern | 4.70 | 4.78 | 4.87 | 4.95 | 5.03 | 5.12 | 5.20 | 5.28 | 5.37 | 5.45 | 5.45 | 5.45 | 5.44 | 5.44 | 5.44 | 5.50 | 5.57 | 5.63 | 5.69 | 5.75 | 5.82 | 5.88 | 5.93 | 5.99 | 6.04 | 6.09 | 6.14 | 6.20 | 6.25 | |
| Southern | 5.53 | 5.55 | 5.58 | 5.60 | 5.63 | 5.65 | 5.68 | 5.70 | 5.73 | 5.75 | 5.92 | 6.09 | 6.26 | 6.43 | 6.60 | 6.67 | 6.75 | 6.82 | 6.90 | 6.97 | 7.05 | 7.12 | 7.23 | 7.34 | 7.45 | 7.56 | 7.67 | 7.78 | 7.89 | |
| Western | 4.49 | 4.48 | 4.46 | 4.45 | 4.44 | 4.42 | 4.41 | 4.40 | 4.38 | 4.37 | 4.44 | 4.51 | 4.57 | 4.64 | 4.71 | 4.84 | 4.96 | 5.09 | 5.21 | 5.34 | 5.46 | 5.59 | 5.71 | 5.83 | 5.95 | 6.07 | 6.19 | 6.31 | 6.43 | |
Lighter numbers are estimates