Zambia Commemorates African Statistics Day

Zambia joins other African countries in commemorating African Statistics Day on 18th November 2025. African Statistics Day is an annual event celebrated by the African statistics community with the aim of raising public awareness on the importance of statistics in the social and economic development of the continent. This year’s theme is “Leveraging innovations in data and statistics to promote a just, peaceful, inclusive and prosperous society for Africans”. which is informed by the African Union theme of 2025: “Justice for Africans and people of African descent through reparations”. This year, African Statistics Day, celebrations will be focused on the increasing importance of harnessing the transformative power of data and statistical innovations to address development challenges in Africa, specifically using the power of data to enhancing inclusiveness in the development agenda of the African region and nation.