Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary urban male in Zambia
Zambia: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary urban male 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 … primary urban male 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% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 89.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 85.3%, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 89.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 83.2%, 1.1× the median. (20 countries reporting)
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
- 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 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