Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Zambia
Zambia: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 0.5676 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Zambia, 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 0.5676 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in 2024.
The figure is down 10.6% on the previous year and up 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Zambia peaked at 0.6349 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.4699 GPIA, in 2015.
Zambia ranks 76th of 86 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.4964 GPIA | 0.4699 GPIA | 0.5268 GPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.6013 GPIA | 0.5676 GPIA | 0.6349 GPIA | 2 |
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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 rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Zambia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Zambia was 0.5676 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6349 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4699 GPIA in 2015.
- How does Zambia rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Zambia ranks 76th out of 86 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release