Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Zambia
Zambia: Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary was 52.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
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 52.0% for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in 2024. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Zambia peaked at 52.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 20.7%, in 1980.
That places Zambia 101st out of 132 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Zambia, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 20.7% | — |
| 1990 | 30.7% | +48.6% |
| 2015 | 49.3% | +60.7% |
| 2018 | 47.5% | -3.7% |
| 2024 | 52.0% | +9.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 20.7% | 20.7% | 20.7% | 1 |
| 1990s | 30.7% | 30.7% | 30.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 48.4% | 47.5% | 49.3% | 2 |
| 2020s | 52.0% | 52.0% | 52.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 98 El Salvador 52.8% compare
- 99 Grenada 52.5% compare
- 100 Bangladesh 52.1% compare
- 102 Costa Rica 51.2% compare
- 103 Belize 49.8% compare
- 104 Angola 49.6% compare
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 52.0% 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 52.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.7% in 1980.
- How does Zambia rank for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary?
- Zambia ranks 101st out of 132 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 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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+, male (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed lower secondary education.