Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Zambia
Zambia: Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary was 44.1% 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
The most recent figure for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Zambia is 44.1%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Zambia peaked at 44.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13.2%, in 1980.
That places Zambia 105th out of 134 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 | 13.2% | — |
| 1990 | 21.7% | +64.3% |
| 2015 | 40.3% | +85.6% |
| 2018 | 37.7% | -6.7% |
| 2024 | 44.1% | +17.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13.2% | 13.2% | 13.2% | 1 |
| 1990s | 21.7% | 21.7% | 21.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 39.0% | 37.7% | 40.3% | 2 |
| 2020s | 44.1% | 44.1% | 44.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 102 El Salvador 49.2% compare
- 103 Bangladesh 48.6% compare
- 104 Saint Lucia 46.8% compare
- 106 Myanmar 42.6% compare
- 107 Tunisia 42.1% compare
- 108 Pakistan 38.4% compare
More education data for Zambia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.65 % change on previous year (2012)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 69,123 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 47,736 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 24,494 (2012)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 59.03 % change on previous year (2012)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 32,186 (2012)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -20.25 % change on previous year (2012)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Zambia?
- Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Zambia was 44.1% 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 44.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.2% in 1980.
- How does Zambia rank for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary?
- Zambia ranks 105th out of 134 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 9.3%. 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+, total (%) (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.