Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted wealth parity in Zambia
Zambia: Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted wealth parity was 0.2224 WPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted wealth parity in Zambia, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in WPIA.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 0.2224 WPIA for completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted wealth parity in 2024. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted wealth parity in Zambia peaked at 0.2224 WPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0995 WPIA, in 2001.
Zambia ranks 38th of 50 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted wealth parity in Zambia, year by year
| Year | WPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.1675 WPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.0995 WPIA | -40.6% |
| 2007 | 0.1346 WPIA | +35.2% |
| 2013 | 0.2163 WPIA | +60.8% |
| 2018 | 0.1768 WPIA | -18.3% |
| 2024 | 0.2224 WPIA | +25.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1675 WPIA | 0.1675 WPIA | 0.1675 WPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.1171 WPIA | 0.0995 WPIA | 0.1346 WPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.1966 WPIA | 0.1768 WPIA | 0.2163 WPIA | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.2224 WPIA | 0.2224 WPIA | 0.2224 WPIA | 1 |
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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 wealth parity in Zambia?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted wealth parity in Zambia was 0.2224 WPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted wealth parity recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2224 WPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted wealth parity recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0995 WPIA in 2001.
- How does Zambia rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted wealth parity?
- Zambia ranks 38th out of 50 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted wealth parity rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. 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 wealth parity index (WPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release