Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Zambia
Zambia: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 8.5% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Zambia, 1980–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Zambia is 8.5%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 121.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Zambia peaked at 8.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1980.
Zambia ranks 104th of 128 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Zambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.2% | — |
| 1990 | 0.2% | +34.6% |
| 2015 | 3.8% | +1583.2% |
| 2017 | 7.4% | +92.8% |
| 2023 | 8.5% | +15.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 5.6% | 3.8% | 7.4% | 2 |
| 2020s | 8.5% | 8.5% | 8.5% | 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 8.5% 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 8.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1980.
- How does Zambia rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Zambia ranks 104th out of 128 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 121.6%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release