Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, second quintile in Zambia
Zambia: Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, second quintile was 32.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, second quintile in Zambia, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, second quintile in Zambia is 32.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 28.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, second quintile in Zambia peaked at 32.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.4%, in 2001.
That places Zambia 25th out of 35 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, second quintile in Zambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 10.4% | — |
| 2007 | 11.7% | +11.8% |
| 2013 | 25.3% | +117.0% |
| 2018 | 23.9% | -5.4% |
| 2024 | 32.5% | +35.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.1% | 10.4% | 11.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 24.6% | 23.9% | 25.3% | 2 |
| 2020s | 32.5% | 32.5% | 32.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
More education data for Zambia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.65 % change on previous year (2012)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 69,123 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 47,736 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 24,494 (2012)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 59.03 % change on previous year (2012)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 32,186 (2012)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -20.25 % change on previous year (2012)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, second quintile in Zambia?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, second quintile in Zambia was 32.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, second quintile recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 32.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, second quintile recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.4% in 2001.
- How does Zambia rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, second quintile?
- Zambia ranks 25th out of 35 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, second quintile rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.5%. 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, second quintile, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release