Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted wealth in Zambia
Zambia: Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted wealth was 0.2473 WPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted wealth in Zambia, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in WPIA.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 0.2473 WPIA for completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted wealth in 2024. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted wealth in Zambia peaked at 0.2473 WPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0877 WPIA, in 2001.
That places Zambia 19th out of 22 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted wealth in Zambia, year by year
| Year | WPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.0877 WPIA | — |
| 2007 | 0.1281 WPIA | +46.1% |
| 2013 | 0.2241 WPIA | +74.9% |
| 2018 | 0.1711 WPIA | -23.7% |
| 2024 | 0.2473 WPIA | +44.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1079 WPIA | 0.0877 WPIA | 0.1281 WPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.1976 WPIA | 0.1711 WPIA | 0.2241 WPIA | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.2473 WPIA | 0.2473 WPIA | 0.2473 WPIA | 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, rural, adjusted wealth in Zambia?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted wealth in Zambia was 0.2473 WPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted wealth recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2473 WPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted wealth recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0877 WPIA in 2001.
- How does Zambia rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted wealth?
- Zambia ranks 19th out of 22 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted wealth rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. 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, rural, adjusted wealth parity index (WPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release