Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Zambia
Zambia: Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary was 10.1% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Zambia, 1980–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Zambia is 10.1%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 85.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Zambia peaked at 10.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1990.
That places Zambia 102nd out of 129 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 7.2% | 5.4% | 9.1% | 2 |
| 2020s | 10.1% | 10.1% | 10.1% | 1 |
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More education data for Zambia
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 116,859 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 57.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 41.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 14 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 115.55 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 115.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Zambia?
- Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Zambia was 10.1% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 10.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1990.
- How does Zambia rank for educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary?
- Zambia ranks 102nd out of 129 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 85.5%. 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 short-cycle tertiary, 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 short-cycle tertiary education.