Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Zambia
Zambia: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 0.7307 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Zambia, 1980–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Zambia stood at 0.7307 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 34.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Zambia peaked at 0.7307 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.237 GPIA, in 1980.
Zambia ranks 105th of 127 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Zambia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.237 GPIA | — |
| 1990 | 0.6579 GPIA | +177.6% |
| 2015 | 0.5417 GPIA | -17.7% |
| 2017 | 0.6876 GPIA | +26.9% |
| 2023 | 0.7307 GPIA | +6.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.237 GPIA | 0.237 GPIA | 0.237 GPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.6579 GPIA | 0.6579 GPIA | 0.6579 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.6146 GPIA | 0.5417 GPIA | 0.6876 GPIA | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.7307 GPIA | 0.7307 GPIA | 0.7307 GPIA | 1 |
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 short-cycle tertiary education in Zambia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Zambia was 0.7307 GPIA 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 0.7307 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.237 GPIA in 1980.
- How does Zambia rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Zambia ranks 105th out of 127 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 34.9%. 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 short-cycle tertiary 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