Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Zambia
Zambia: Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index was 0.96 index in 2024. ▬ Flat
Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Zambia, 1990–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 0.96 index for literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in 2024.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Zambia peaked at 0.972 index in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.85 index, in 2002.
That places Zambia 73rd out of 96 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Zambia, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.97 index | — |
| 1999 | 0.91 index | -6.2% |
| 2002 | 0.85 index | -6.6% |
| 2010 | 0.95 index | +11.8% |
| 2018 | 0.88 index | -7.4% |
| 2020 | 0.9498 index | +7.9% |
| 2021 | 0.972 index | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.9468 index | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 0.96 index | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.94 index | 0.91 index | 0.97 index | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.85 index | 0.85 index | 0.85 index | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.915 index | 0.88 index | 0.95 index | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.9571 index | 0.9468 index | 0.972 index | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 70 India 0.9862 index compare
- 71 Tajikistan 0.9774 index compare
- 72 Iraq 0.9689 index compare
- 73 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.96 index compare
- 73 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.96 index compare
- 76 Nepal 0.95 index compare
- 76 Senegal 0.95 index 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 literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Zambia?
- Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Zambia was 0.96 index in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.972 index in 2021.
- What is the lowest literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.85 index in 2002.
- How does Zambia rank for literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index?
- Zambia ranks 73rd out of 96 countries with data for 2024.
- Is literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal basic literacy rates among young men and women aged 15–24. Values below 1 favor young men, and above 1 favor young women.