Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Zambia
Zambia: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 9.1% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Zambia, 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 9.1% for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2024.
That represents a change of down 44.9% on the previous year and down 31.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Zambia peaked at 16.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 8.3%, in 2018.
Zambia ranks 91st of 113 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Zambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 13.2% | — |
| 2017 | 12.4% | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 8.3% | -33.2% |
| 2023 | 16.5% | +98.9% |
| 2024 | 9.1% | -44.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 11.3% | 8.3% | 13.2% | 3 |
| 2020s | 12.8% | 9.1% | 16.5% | 2 |
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 upper secondary education or in Zambia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Zambia was 9.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 16.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.3% in 2018.
- How does Zambia rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Zambia ranks 91st out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release