Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, second quintile in Zambia
Zambia: Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, second quintile was 6.7% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, second quintile in Zambia, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 6.7% for completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, second quintile in 2024. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 80.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, second quintile in Zambia peaked at 6.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 2001.
That places Zambia 26th out of 36 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, second quintile in Zambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1.5% | — |
| 2007 | 2.1% | +44.6% |
| 2013 | 3.7% | +75.6% |
| 2018 | 4.6% | +24.4% |
| 2024 | 6.7% | +45.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.8% | 1.5% | 2.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 4.2% | 3.7% | 4.6% | 2 |
| 2020s | 6.7% | 6.7% | 6.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 23 Gambia 17.3% compare
- 24 Bangladesh 17.0% compare
- 25 Democratic Republic of Congo 11.4% compare
- 27 Malawi 6.6% compare
- 28 Sierra Leone 5.3% compare
- 29 Burkina Faso 4.9% compare
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, second quintile in Zambia?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, second quintile in Zambia was 6.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, second quintile recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, second quintile recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 2001.
- How does Zambia rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, second quintile?
- Zambia ranks 26th out of 36 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, second quintile rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 80.8%. 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, rural, second quintile, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release