Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, adjusted gender in Zambia
Zambia: Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, adjusted gender was 0.9417 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, adjusted gender in Zambia, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, adjusted gender in Zambia stood at 0.9417 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 55.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, adjusted gender in Zambia peaked at 0.9417 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.3017 GPIA, in 2001.
That places Zambia 26th out of 41 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, adjusted gender in Zambia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.3017 GPIA | — |
| 2007 | 0.5696 GPIA | +88.8% |
| 2013 | 0.6072 GPIA | +6.6% |
| 2018 | 0.5268 GPIA | -13.2% |
| 2024 | 0.9417 GPIA | +78.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4357 GPIA | 0.3017 GPIA | 0.5696 GPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.567 GPIA | 0.5268 GPIA | 0.6072 GPIA | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.9417 GPIA | 0.9417 GPIA | 0.9417 GPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
More education data for Zambia
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, adjusted gender in Zambia?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, adjusted gender in Zambia was 0.9417 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, adjusted gender recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9417 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, adjusted gender recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3017 GPIA in 2001.
- How does Zambia rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, adjusted gender?
- Zambia ranks 26th out of 41 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, adjusted gender rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.1%. 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, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release