Completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index in Zambia
Zambia: Completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index was 1.05 GPIA in 2024. β² Rising
Completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index in Zambia, 1999β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 1.05 GPIA for completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index in 2024. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index in Zambia peaked at 1.05 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.9343 GPIA, in 2001.
Zambia ranks 16th of 89 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9914 GPIA | 0.9914 GPIA | 0.9914 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9898 GPIA | 0.9343 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.02 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 1.05 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 1 |
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More education data for Zambia
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 14 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 115.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0055 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index in Zambia?
- Completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index in Zambia was 1.05 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9343 GPIA in 2001.
- How does Zambia rank for completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index?
- Zambia ranks 16th out of 89 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. 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, primary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release