Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Zambia
Zambia: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 0.5926 GPIA in 2024. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Zambia, 2015β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Zambia stood at 0.5926 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Zambia peaked at 0.5926 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.4576 GPIA, in 2017.
That places Zambia 93rd out of 108 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.5078 GPIA | 0.4576 GPIA | 0.5417 GPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.587 GPIA | 0.5814 GPIA | 0.5926 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)
- School enrollment, primary 115.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0055 units per person (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 0.5926 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 0.5926 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4576 GPIA in 2017.
- How does Zambia rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Zambia ranks 93rd out of 108 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 9.4%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release