Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Zambia
Zambia: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 11.7% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Zambia, 1980–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Zambia stood at 11.7%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 64.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Zambia peaked at 11.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1990.
Zambia ranks 99th of 129 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 8.9% | 7.1% | 10.8% | 2 |
| 2020s | 11.7% | 11.7% | 11.7% | 1 |
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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 short-cycle tertiary education in Zambia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Zambia was 11.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 11.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1990.
- How does Zambia rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Zambia ranks 99th out of 129 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release