Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile in Zambia
Zambia: Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile was 22.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile in Zambia, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 22.0% for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile in 2024. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 43.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile in Zambia peaked at 22.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2007.
Zambia ranks 27th of 34 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile in Zambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 10.2% | — |
| 2007 | 1.3% | -87.6% |
| 2013 | 15.3% | +1115.6% |
| 2018 | 20.4% | +32.8% |
| 2024 | 22.0% | +7.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.7% | 1.3% | 10.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 17.9% | 15.3% | 20.4% | 2 |
| 2020s | 22.0% | 22.0% | 22.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
More education data for Zambia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 42,585 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 169,961 (2013)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.39 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.49 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.55 % change on previous year (2017)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.2106 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.49 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile in Zambia?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile in Zambia was 22.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 22.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2007.
- How does Zambia rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile?
- Zambia ranks 27th out of 34 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.4%. 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, urban, middle quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release