Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Zambia
Zambia: Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary was 19.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Zambia, 1990–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 19.9% for educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in 2024.
The figure is down 24.8% on the previous year and up 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Zambia peaked at 26.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 8.9%, in 1990.
That places Zambia 112th out of 141 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Zambia, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8.9% | — |
| 2015 | 17.1% | +92.6% |
| 2017 | 21.3% | +24.9% |
| 2018 | 14.3% | -33.0% |
| 2023 | 26.4% | +84.9% |
| 2024 | 19.9% | -24.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.9% | 8.9% | 8.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 17.6% | 14.3% | 21.3% | 3 |
| 2020s | 23.2% | 19.9% | 26.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
More education data for Zambia
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 663,308 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 651,791 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 56,680 (2012)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Zambia?
- Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Zambia was 19.9% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 26.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.9% in 1990.
- How does Zambia rank for educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary?
- Zambia ranks 112th out of 141 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.3%. 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 upper secondary, population 25+, female (%) (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 upper secondary education.