Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor both in Zambia
Zambia: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor both was 3.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Zambia, 2015–2024
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.
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor both in Zambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 5.4% | — |
| 2017 | 1.6% | -70.7% |
| 2018 | 1.8% | +14.4% |
| 2023 | 2.8% | +54.4% |
| 2024 | 3.2% | +15.2% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 3.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.5%, 50% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 3.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.0%, 80% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
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
More education data for Zambia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 86.21 (2017)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 96.49 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 42,585 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 169,961 (2013)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.39 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.49 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.55 % change on previous year (2017)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.2106 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