Namibia vs Zambia: Completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data)
Namibia
46.9%
in 2025
Zambia
47.5%
in 2025
Namibia rank
132nd
Zambia rank
130th
Completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) over time
- Namibia
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 47.5% against 46.9% in Namibia, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Zambia ahead.
Namibia ranks 132nd and Zambia ranks 130th of 164 countries.
Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 29.7% | 35.6% | 5.9% | Zambia |
| 1990s | 33.7% | 35.3% | 1.6% | Zambia |
| 2000s | 37.3% | 38.5% | 1.2% | Zambia |
| 2010s | 42.6% | 45.3% | 2.8% | Zambia |
| 2020s | 45.7% | 46.0% | 0.4% | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data), Namibia or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 47.5% against 46.9% in Namibia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) between Namibia and Zambia?
- 0.6%, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Zambia?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Namibia and Zambia rank globally for completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data)?
- Namibia ranks 132nd and Zambia ranks 130th of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release