Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in Zambia
Zambia: Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes was 53.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in Zambia, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 53.0% for completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in Zambia peaked at 53.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 31.3%, in 2001.
That places Zambia 72nd out of 92 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in Zambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 35.1% | — |
| 2001 | 31.3% | -10.7% |
| 2007 | 38.3% | +22.4% |
| 2010 | 43.5% | +13.6% |
| 2013 | 51.5% | +18.2% |
| 2018 | 51.0% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 53.0% | +3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.1% | 35.1% | 35.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 34.8% | 31.3% | 38.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 48.7% | 43.5% | 51.5% | 3 |
| 2020s | 53.0% | 53.0% | 53.0% | 1 |
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More education data for Zambia
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0497 % change on previous year (2014)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in Zambia?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in Zambia was 53.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 53.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.3% in 2001.
- How does Zambia rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Zambia ranks 72nd out of 92 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release