Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary both in Zambia
Zambia: Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary both was 10.1% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Zambia, 1980–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 10.1% for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2023. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 85.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Zambia peaked at 10.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1990.
That places Zambia 102nd out of 129 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary both in Zambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.4% | — |
| 1990 | 0.3% | -31.2% |
| 2015 | 5.4% | +1790.8% |
| 2017 | 9.1% | +67.0% |
| 2023 | 10.1% | +11.1% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 10.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9.7%, 1.0× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 10.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6.4%, 1.6× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 7.2% | 5.4% | 9.1% | 2 |
| 2020s | 10.1% | 10.1% | 10.1% | 1 |
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 short-cycle tertiary education in Zambia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Zambia was 10.1% 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 10.1% 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 102nd 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 85.5%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release