Completion rate, upper secondary education … modelled data gender in Zambia
Zambia: Completion rate, upper secondary education … modelled data gender was 1.03 modelled data in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1.03 modelled data
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
108th
of 164 countries
All-time high
1.03 modelled data
in 2025
All-time low
0.3772 modelled data
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Zambia, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Zambia is 1.03 modelled data, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Zambia peaked at 1.03 modelled data in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.3772 modelled data, in 1981.
That places Zambia 108th out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Completion rate, upper secondary education … modelled data gender in Zambia, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.3772 modelled data | — |
| 1982 | 0.3952 modelled data | +4.8% |
| 1983 | 0.4092 modelled data | +3.5% |
| 1984 | 0.4195 modelled data | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 0.4273 modelled data | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 0.4361 modelled data | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 0.4364 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.4408 modelled data | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 0.4452 modelled data | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.4529 modelled data | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 0.4583 modelled data | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.4688 modelled data | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 0.4767 modelled data | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 0.4892 modelled data | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 0.4994 modelled data | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 0.5137 modelled data | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 0.5279 modelled data | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 0.5454 modelled data | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 0.556 modelled data | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.568 modelled data | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.5808 modelled data | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 0.5995 modelled data | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 0.6108 modelled data | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.6213 modelled data | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.6375 modelled data | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.6689 modelled data | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 0.7114 modelled data | +6.4% |
| 2008 | 0.7351 modelled data | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 0.7441 modelled data | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.748 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.7589 modelled data | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.7821 modelled data | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 0.8012 modelled data | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.8248 modelled data | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 0.8436 modelled data | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.8556 modelled data | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.8655 modelled data | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.8757 modelled data | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.894 modelled data | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9122 modelled data | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 0.933 modelled data | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.9528 modelled data | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9785 modelled data | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 1 modelled data | +2.6% |
| 2025 | 1.03 modelled data | +2.5% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 1.03 modelled data is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.04 modelled data, 99% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 1.03 modelled data is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9431 modelled data, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4208 modelled data | 0.3772 modelled data | 0.4452 modelled data | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.4988 modelled data | 0.4529 modelled data | 0.556 modelled data | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6477 modelled data | 0.568 modelled data | 0.7441 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8249 modelled data | 0.748 modelled data | 0.894 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9684 modelled data | 0.9122 modelled data | 1.03 modelled data | 6 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
More education data for Zambia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 86.21 (2017)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 96.49 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 42,585 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 169,961 (2013)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.39 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.49 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.55 % change on previous year (2017)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.2106 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Zambia?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Zambia was 1.03 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 modelled data in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3772 modelled data in 1981.
- How does Zambia rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity?
- Zambia ranks 108th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.0%. 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, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release