Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in Zambia
Zambia: Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) was 28.4% in 2025. β² Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in Zambia, 1981β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in Zambia stood at 28.4%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 24.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in Zambia peaked at 28.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 6.6%, in 1981.
That places Zambia 126th out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.5% | 6.6% | 8.3% | 9 |
| 1990s | 9.1% | 8.4% | 10.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.6% | 10.9% | 17.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.2% | 18.1% | 25.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.8% | 25.6% | 28.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
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, female (modelled data) in Zambia?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in Zambia was 28.4% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 28.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.6% in 1981.
- How does Zambia rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data)?
- Zambia ranks 126th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.1%. 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, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release