Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, female in Zambia
Zambia: Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, female was 11.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, female in Zambia, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 11.4% for completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, female in Zambia peaked at 11.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 2001.
That places Zambia 66th out of 81 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, female in Zambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2.9% | — |
| 2007 | 5.4% | +83.6% |
| 2013 | 9.2% | +72.1% |
| 2018 | 8.9% | -3.8% |
| 2024 | 11.4% | +28.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.1% | 2.9% | 5.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 9.0% | 8.9% | 9.2% | 2 |
| 2020s | 11.4% | 11.4% | 11.4% | 1 |
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More education data for Zambia
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 14 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, female in Zambia?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, female in Zambia was 11.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, female recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 11.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, female recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 2001.
- How does Zambia rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, female?
- Zambia ranks 66th out of 81 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, female rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.0%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release