Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female in Zambia
Zambia: Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female was 74.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female in Zambia, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 74.3% for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female in Zambia peaked at 74.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 46.8%, in 2001.
Zambia ranks 61st of 80 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female in Zambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 46.8% | — |
| 2007 | 60.7% | +29.8% |
| 2013 | 67.9% | +11.9% |
| 2018 | 69.6% | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 74.3% | +6.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.7% | 46.8% | 60.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 68.8% | 67.9% | 69.6% | 2 |
| 2020s | 74.3% | 74.3% | 74.3% | 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, urban, female in Zambia?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female in Zambia was 74.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 74.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.8% in 2001.
- How does Zambia rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female?
- Zambia ranks 61st out of 80 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. 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, urban, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release