Completion rate, primary education, urban, male in Zambia
Zambia: Completion rate, primary education, urban, male was 88.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
88.4%
World rank
56th
of 75 countries
All-time high
89.8%
in 2013
All-time low
79.5%
in 2007
Years of data
5
2001–2024
Completion rate, primary education, urban, male in Zambia, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, completion rate, primary education, urban, male in Zambia stood at 88.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, urban, male in Zambia peaked at 89.8% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 79.5%, in 2007.
Zambia ranks 56th of 75 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Completion rate, primary education, urban, male in Zambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 80.0% | — |
| 2007 | 79.5% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 89.8% | +12.8% |
| 2018 | 87.9% | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 88.4% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 79.8% | 79.5% | 80.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 88.8% | 87.9% | 89.8% | 2 |
| 2020s | 88.4% | 88.4% | 88.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
More education data for Zambia
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0497 % change on previous year (2014)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, urban, male in Zambia?
- Completion rate, primary education, urban, male in Zambia was 88.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, urban, male recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 89.8% in 2013.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, urban, male recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.5% in 2007.
- How does Zambia rank for completion rate, primary education, urban, male?
- Zambia ranks 56th out of 75 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, primary education, urban, male rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. 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, primary education, urban, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release