Lower secondary completion rate, total in Zambia
Zambia: Lower secondary completion rate, total was 55.3% in 2013. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Zambia, 1976–2013
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lower secondary completion rate, total in Zambia is 55.3%, measured in 2013.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 46.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, total in Zambia peaked at 65.4% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 16.3%, in 1976.
Zambia ranks 148th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Zambia, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 16.3% | — |
| 1977 | 17.9% | +9.5% |
| 1978 | 17.9% | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 17.9% | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 17.6% | -1.7% |
| 1981 | 17.6% | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 19.0% | +8.0% |
| 1984 | 19.9% | +4.9% |
| 2000 | 24.8% | +24.6% |
| 2001 | 27.1% | +9.1% |
| 2002 | 37.8% | +39.5% |
| 2004 | 37.2% | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 41.4% | +11.4% |
| 2007 | 50.2% | +21.0% |
| 2008 | 65.4% | +30.4% |
| 2009 | 63.7% | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 59.7% | -6.2% |
| 2011 | 57.3% | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 55.5% | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 55.3% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.5% | 16.3% | 17.9% | 4 |
| 1980s | 18.5% | 17.6% | 19.9% | 4 |
| 2000s | 43.5% | 24.8% | 65.4% | 8 |
| 2010s | 57.0% | 55.3% | 59.7% | 4 |
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More education data for Zambia
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0497 % change on previous year (2014)
- 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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, total in Zambia?
- Lower secondary completion rate, total in Zambia was 55.3% in 2013, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 65.4% in 2008.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.3% in 1976.
- How does Zambia rank for lower secondary completion rate, total?
- Zambia ranks 148th out of 187 countries with data for 2013.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, total rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.3%. 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, total (% 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.