Completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, female in Zambia
Zambia: Completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, female was 14.8% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, female in Zambia, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, female in Zambia is 14.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, female in Zambia peaked at 14.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.3%, in 2001.
Zambia ranks 30th of 39 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, female in Zambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 3.3% | — |
| 2007 | 4.5% | +37.0% |
| 2013 | 13.5% | +201.7% |
| 2018 | 13.2% | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 14.8% | +12.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.9% | 3.3% | 4.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 13.3% | 13.2% | 13.5% | 2 |
| 2020s | 14.8% | 14.8% | 14.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
More education data for Zambia
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0497 % change on previous year (2014)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, female in Zambia?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, female in Zambia was 14.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, female recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 14.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, female recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3% in 2001.
- How does Zambia rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, female?
- Zambia ranks 30th out of 39 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, female rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release