Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Zambia
Zambia: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 89.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Zambia, 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Zambia stood at 89.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.1% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Zambia peaked at 98.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 87.2%, in 2015.
That places Zambia 74th out of 108 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Zambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 87.2% | — |
| 2018 | 87.6% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 98.2% | +12.2% |
| 2021 | 97.1% | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 89.2% | -8.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 87.4% | 87.2% | 87.6% | 2 |
| 2020s | 94.8% | 89.2% | 98.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
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 primary education or higher in Zambia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Zambia was 89.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 98.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.2% in 2015.
- How does Zambia rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Zambia ranks 74th out of 108 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. 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 primary 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