Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted gender in Zambia
Zambia: Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted gender was 0.9654 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted gender in Zambia, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted gender in Zambia stood at 0.9654 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted gender in Zambia peaked at 0.9654 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.8287 GPIA, in 2001.
Zambia ranks 33rd of 42 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted gender in Zambia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.8287 GPIA | — |
| 2007 | 0.9425 GPIA | +13.7% |
| 2013 | 0.8812 GPIA | -6.5% |
| 2018 | 0.9309 GPIA | +5.6% |
| 2024 | 0.9654 GPIA | +3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8856 GPIA | 0.8287 GPIA | 0.9425 GPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.906 GPIA | 0.8812 GPIA | 0.9309 GPIA | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.9654 GPIA | 0.9654 GPIA | 0.9654 GPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
More education data for Zambia
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 663,308 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 651,791 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 56,680 (2012)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted gender in Zambia?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted gender in Zambia was 0.9654 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted gender recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9654 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted gender recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8287 GPIA in 2001.
- How does Zambia rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted gender?
- Zambia ranks 33rd out of 42 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted gender rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. 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, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 5 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release