Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) (%) in Zambia
Zambia: Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) (%) was 27.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
27.6%
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
125th
of 164 countries
All-time high
28.3%
in 2018
All-time low
17.4%
in 1984
Years of data
45
1981–2025
Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) in Zambia, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) in Zambia stood at 27.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) in Zambia peaked at 28.3% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 17.4%, in 1984.
Zambia ranks 125th of 164 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) (%) in Zambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 17.4% | — |
| 1982 | 17.5% | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 17.5% | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 17.4% | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 17.4% | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 17.7% | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 18.2% | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 18.7% | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 18.6% | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 18.5% | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 18.3% | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 18.5% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 18.4% | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 18.2% | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 18.1% | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 18.1% | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 18.2% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 18.3% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 18.7% | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 19.1% | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 19.5% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 19.7% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 19.9% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 20.3% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 20.9% | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 21.3% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 21.8% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 22.5% | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 23.3% | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 24.2% | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 25.1% | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 26.1% | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 26.7% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 26.9% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 27.2% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 27.6% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 28.1% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 28.3% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 28.2% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 28.0% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 27.8% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 27.5% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 27.4% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 27.5% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 27.6% | +0.5% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 27.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 33.5%, 83% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 27.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 21.2%, 1.3× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 17.8% | 17.4% | 18.7% | 9 |
| 1990s | 18.3% | 18.1% | 18.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.8% | 19.1% | 23.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.8% | 24.2% | 28.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.6% | 27.4% | 28.0% | 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, male (modelled data) in Zambia?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) in Zambia was 27.6% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 28.3% in 2018.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.4% in 1984.
- How does Zambia rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data)?
- Zambia ranks 125th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. 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, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release