Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Zambia
Zambia: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 7.8% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Zambia, 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Zambia is 7.8%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 31.0% on the previous year and down 53.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Zambia peaked at 16.8% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 2017.
Zambia ranks 87th of 90 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8.4% | 4.0% | 16.8% | 3 |
| 2020s | 6.1% | 4.3% | 7.8% | 4 |
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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 7.8% 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 16.8% in 2015.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 2017.
- How does Zambia rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Zambia ranks 87th out of 90 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 down 53.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release