Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower gender in Zambia
Zambia: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower gender was 0.7264 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Zambia, 1980–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 0.7264 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in 2024. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Zambia peaked at 0.7264 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.2984 GPIA, in 1980.
Zambia ranks 109th of 132 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower gender in Zambia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.2984 GPIA | — |
| 1990 | 0.426 GPIA | +42.8% |
| 2015 | 0.646 GPIA | +51.6% |
| 2018 | 0.6218 GPIA | -3.8% |
| 2024 | 0.7264 GPIA | +16.8% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 0.7264 GPIA is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7489 GPIA, 97% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 0.7264 GPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5856 GPIA, 1.2× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2984 GPIA | 0.2984 GPIA | 0.2984 GPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.426 GPIA | 0.426 GPIA | 0.426 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.6339 GPIA | 0.6218 GPIA | 0.646 GPIA | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.7264 GPIA | 0.7264 GPIA | 0.7264 GPIA | 1 |
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 lower secondary education or in Zambia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Zambia was 0.7264 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7264 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2984 GPIA in 1980.
- How does Zambia rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Zambia ranks 109th out of 132 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.4%. 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 lower secondary 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