Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Zambia
Zambia: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 3.2% in 2024. βΌ Falling
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Zambia, 2015β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 3.2% for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.2% on the previous year and down 40.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Zambia peaked at 5.4% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 2017.
Zambia ranks 103rd of 112 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.9% | 1.6% | 5.4% | 3 |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 2.8% | 3.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 100 Benin 3.9% compare
- 101 Senegal 3.8% compare
- 102 Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of 3.8% compare
- 104 Mozambique, Republic of 3.0% compare
- 105 Burkina Faso 2.5% compare
- 106 Mali 2.3% compare
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 3.2% 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 5.4% in 2015.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 2017.
- How does Zambia rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Zambia ranks 103rd out of 112 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 40.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release