Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Zambia
Zambia: Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity was 1.03 modelled data in 2025. β² Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Zambia, 1981β2025
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.
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 |
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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, 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