Completion rate, upper secondary education, female in Zambia
Zambia: Completion rate, upper secondary education, female was 27.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, female in Zambia, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, upper secondary education, female in Zambia is 27.7%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, female in Zambia peaked at 27.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.5%, in 1999.
That places Zambia 72nd out of 95 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.5% | 10.5% | 10.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 15.6% | 11.8% | 19.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 23.4% | 21.2% | 25.5% | 3 |
| 2020s | 27.7% | 27.7% | 27.7% | 1 |
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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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 115.55 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 115.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, female in Zambia?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, female in Zambia was 27.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, female recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 27.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, female recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.5% in 1999.
- How does Zambia rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, female?
- Zambia ranks 72nd out of 95 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.5%. 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, upper secondary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release