Congo vs Zambia: Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data)
Congo
32.0%
in 2025
Zambia
28.0%
in 2025
Congo rank
124th
Zambia rank
126th
Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) over time
- Congo
- Zambia
How they compare
Congo currently reports 32.0% against 28.0% in Zambia, a difference of 4.0%.
That makes Congo's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Congo ahead.
Congo ranks 124th and Zambia ranks 126th of 164 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 3 and Zambia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 17.0% | 12.6% | 4.5% | Congo |
| 1990s | 15.3% | 13.6% | 1.6% | Congo |
| 2000s | 13.2% | 17.2% | 4.0% | Zambia |
| 2010s | 22.0% | 24.5% | 2.5% | Zambia |
| 2020s | 30.5% | 27.2% | 3.3% | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data), Congo or Zambia?
- Congo, at 32.0% against 28.0% in Zambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) between Congo and Zambia?
- 4.0%, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Zambia?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Congo and Zambia rank globally for completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data)?
- Congo ranks 124th and Zambia ranks 126th of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (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