Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Zambia
Zambia: Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary was 37.8% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Zambia, 1980–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 37.8% for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in 2024. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Zambia peaked at 37.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.2%, in 1980.
Zambia ranks 105th of 131 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Zambia, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 6.2% | — |
| 1990 | 13.1% | +112.2% |
| 2015 | 31.9% | +143.6% |
| 2018 | 29.6% | -7.3% |
| 2024 | 37.8% | +27.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.2% | 6.2% | 6.2% | 1 |
| 1990s | 13.1% | 13.1% | 13.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 30.7% | 29.6% | 31.9% | 2 |
| 2020s | 37.8% | 37.8% | 37.8% | 1 |
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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 educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Zambia?
- Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Zambia was 37.8% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 37.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.2% in 1980.
- How does Zambia rank for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary?
- Zambia ranks 105th out of 131 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary, population 25+, female (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed lower secondary education.