Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Zambia
Zambia: Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity was 1.1 modelled data in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1.1 modelled data
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
40th
of 164 countries
All-time high
1.1 modelled data
in 2025
All-time low
0.5825 modelled data
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Zambia, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 1.1 modelled data for completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Zambia peaked at 1.1 modelled data in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.5825 modelled data, in 1981.
That places Zambia 40th out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Zambia, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.5825 modelled data | — |
| 1982 | 0.5899 modelled data | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 0.5972 modelled data | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 0.607 modelled data | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 0.622 modelled data | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 0.6324 modelled data | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 0.6404 modelled data | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 0.6521 modelled data | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 0.6673 modelled data | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 0.6827 modelled data | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 0.695 modelled data | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 0.7063 modelled data | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.7193 modelled data | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.7365 modelled data | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.7571 modelled data | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 0.7724 modelled data | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 0.7877 modelled data | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 0.8033 modelled data | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.8246 modelled data | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 0.8375 modelled data | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.8419 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.8422 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.8508 modelled data | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.8611 modelled data | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.8685 modelled data | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.8677 modelled data | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.873 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.8795 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.8945 modelled data | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.9082 modelled data | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.9313 modelled data | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 0.9559 modelled data | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.9814 modelled data | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 1 modelled data | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 1.01 modelled data | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 1.02 modelled data | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 1.03 modelled data | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 1.04 modelled data | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 1.05 modelled data | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 1.06 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 1.07 modelled data | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 1.08 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 1.08 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 1.09 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 1.1 modelled data | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.6212 modelled data | 0.5825 modelled data | 0.6673 modelled data | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.7485 modelled data | 0.6827 modelled data | 0.8246 modelled data | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8617 modelled data | 0.8375 modelled data | 0.8945 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9932 modelled data | 0.9082 modelled data | 1.05 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.08 modelled data | 1.06 modelled data | 1.1 modelled data | 6 |
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More education data for Zambia
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 116,859 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 57.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 41.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 14 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 115.55 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 115.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Zambia?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Zambia was 1.1 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1 modelled data in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5825 modelled data in 1981.
- How does Zambia rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity?
- Zambia ranks 40th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release