Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Zambia
Zambia: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 1.61 LPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Zambia, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 1.61 LPIA for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in 2023. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Zambia peaked at 1.61 LPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.22 LPIA, in 2001.
Zambia ranks 10th of 50 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Zambia, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1.22 LPIA | — |
| 2007 | 1.47 LPIA | +20.1% |
| 2013 | 1.44 LPIA | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 1.5 LPIA | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 1.61 LPIA | +7.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.34 LPIA | 1.22 LPIA | 1.47 LPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.47 LPIA | 1.44 LPIA | 1.5 LPIA | 2 |
| 2020s | 1.61 LPIA | 1.61 LPIA | 1.61 LPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 7 Tunisia 1.63 LPIA compare
- 8 El Salvador 1.62 LPIA compare
- 9 Mozambique 1.62 LPIA compare
- 11 Sierra Leone 1.59 LPIA compare
- 12 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 1.59 LPIA compare
- 13 Panama 1.58 LPIA compare
More education data for Zambia
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.49 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Zambia?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Zambia was 1.61 LPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.61 LPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.22 LPIA in 2001.
- How does Zambia rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Zambia ranks 10th out of 50 countries with data for 2023.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.2%. 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 Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, adjusted location parity index (household survey data) (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 5 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release