Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile in Zambia
Zambia: Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile was 15.7% 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 15.7% 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 44.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile in Zambia peaked at 15.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2007.
Zambia ranks 26th of 30 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile in Zambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 7.5% | — |
| 2007 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2013 | 10.9% | — |
| 2018 | 8.5% | -21.5% |
| 2024 | 15.7% | +84.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.7% | 0.0% | 7.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 9.7% | 8.5% | 10.9% | 2 |
| 2020s | 15.7% | 15.7% | 15.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
More education data for Zambia
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.69 % change on previous year (2017)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.1079 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.19 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.41 % change on previous year (2017)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.1027 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 7.67 % change on previous year (1988)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 116,859 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 5.61 % change on previous year (2017)
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 15.7% 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 15.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2007.
- How does Zambia rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile?
- Zambia ranks 26th out of 30 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 44.4%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release