Lower secondary completion rate, male in Zambia
Zambia: Lower secondary completion rate, male was 59.6% in 2013. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary completion rate, male in Zambia, 1976–2013
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 59.6% for lower secondary completion rate, male in 2013.
That represents a change of up 3.5% on the previous year and up 46.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, male in Zambia peaked at 72.3% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 21.5%, in 1976.
Zambia ranks 140th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Lower secondary completion rate, male in Zambia, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 21.5% | — |
| 1977 | 23.6% | +9.5% |
| 2000 | 28.0% | +18.9% |
| 2001 | 30.7% | +9.5% |
| 2002 | 40.7% | +32.6% |
| 2004 | 41.4% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 45.4% | +9.5% |
| 2007 | 53.9% | +18.8% |
| 2008 | 72.3% | +34.1% |
| 2009 | 69.4% | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 64.1% | -7.7% |
| 2011 | 63.3% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 57.6% | -9.0% |
| 2013 | 59.6% | +3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22.6% | 21.5% | 23.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 47.7% | 28.0% | 72.3% | 8 |
| 2010s | 61.1% | 57.6% | 64.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
More education data for Zambia
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 7.67 % change on previous year (1988)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 116,859 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 5.61 % change on previous year (2017)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 723,878 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 663,308 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 651,791 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 56,680 (2012)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.65 % change on previous year (2012)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 69,123 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, male in Zambia?
- Lower secondary completion rate, male in Zambia was 59.6% in 2013, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, male recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 72.3% in 2008.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, male recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.5% in 1976.
- How does Zambia rank for lower secondary completion rate, male?
- Zambia ranks 140th out of 187 countries with data for 2013.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, male rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Lower secondary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.