Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male in Zambia
Zambia: Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male was 53.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male in Zambia, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male in Zambia stood at 53.0%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male in Zambia peaked at 53.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 34.6%, in 2001.
That places Zambia 58th out of 81 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male in Zambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 34.6% | — |
| 2007 | 37.3% | +7.8% |
| 2013 | 52.3% | +40.4% |
| 2018 | 49.6% | -5.1% |
| 2024 | 53.0% | +6.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.9% | 34.6% | 37.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 51.0% | 49.6% | 52.3% | 2 |
| 2020s | 53.0% | 53.0% | 53.0% | 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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male in Zambia?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male in Zambia was 53.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 53.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.6% in 2001.
- How does Zambia rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male?
- Zambia ranks 58th out of 81 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. 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, urban, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release