Completion rate, primary education, female in Zambia
Zambia: Completion rate, primary education, female was 76.3% in 2024. β² Rising
Latest (2024)
76.3%
World rank
70th
of 90 countries
All-time high
76.3%
in 2024
All-time low
53.4%
in 2001
Years of data
7
1999β2024
Completion rate, primary education, female in Zambia, 1999β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 76.3% for completion rate, primary education, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, female in Zambia peaked at 76.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 53.4%, in 2001.
Zambia ranks 70th of 90 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 60.0% | 60.0% | 60.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 58.2% | 53.4% | 63.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 72.0% | 66.8% | 76.0% | 3 |
| 2020s | 76.3% | 76.3% | 76.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
More education data for Zambia
- 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 116,859 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 4.04 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 118.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, female in Zambia?
- Completion rate, primary education, female in Zambia was 76.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, female recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 76.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, female recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.4% in 2001.
- How does Zambia rank for completion rate, primary education, female?
- Zambia ranks 70th out of 90 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, primary education, female rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. 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, primary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release