School completion, annual growth rate in Zambia
Zambia: School completion, annual growth rate was -0.0148 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
School completion, annual growth rate in Zambia, 1982–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Zambia recorded -0.0148 % change on previous year for school completion, annual growth rate in 2025.
The figure is up 91.7% on the previous year and up 95.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school completion, annual growth rate in Zambia peaked at 3.52 % change on previous year in 2005 and was at its lowest, -0.9061 % change on previous year, in 1989.
Zambia ranks 165th of 165 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School completion, annual growth rate in Zambia, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 0.0911 % change on previous year | — |
| 1983 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0182 % change on previous year | — |
| 1985 | -0.1092 % change on previous year | -699.9% |
| 1986 | -0.2186 % change on previous year | +100.2% |
| 1987 | -0.5477 % change on previous year | +150.5% |
| 1988 | -0.716 % change on previous year | +30.7% |
| 1989 | -0.9061 % change on previous year | +26.5% |
| 1990 | -0.8024 % change on previous year | -11.4% |
| 1991 | -0.4515 % change on previous year | -43.7% |
| 1992 | -0.0378 % change on previous year | -91.6% |
| 1993 | 0.1323 % change on previous year | -450.1% |
| 1994 | 0.3965 % change on previous year | +199.6% |
| 1995 | 0.1692 % change on previous year | -57.3% |
| 1996 | -0.0563 % change on previous year | -133.3% |
| 1997 | -0.6198 % change on previous year | +1000.6% |
| 1998 | -0.6426 % change on previous year | +3.7% |
| 1999 | -0.3995 % change on previous year | -37.8% |
| 2000 | 0.1528 % change on previous year | -138.2% |
| 2001 | 0.9153 % change on previous year | +499.1% |
| 2002 | 1.83 % change on previous year | +100.3% |
| 2003 | 2.71 % change on previous year | +47.8% |
| 2004 | 3.23 % change on previous year | +19.4% |
| 2005 | 3.52 % change on previous year | +8.8% |
| 2006 | 3.28 % change on previous year | -6.8% |
| 2007 | 2.78 % change on previous year | -15.2% |
| 2008 | 2.37 % change on previous year | -14.7% |
| 2009 | 2.12 % change on previous year | -10.8% |
| 2010 | 1.57 % change on previous year | -25.8% |
| 2011 | 1.09 % change on previous year | -30.2% |
| 2012 | 0.6083 % change on previous year | -44.4% |
| 2013 | 0.2654 % change on previous year | -56.4% |
| 2014 | -0.1324 % change on previous year | -149.9% |
| 2015 | -0.324 % change on previous year | +144.8% |
| 2016 | -0.5024 % change on previous year | +55.0% |
| 2017 | -0.3267 % change on previous year | -35.0% |
| 2018 | -0.1043 % change on previous year | -68.1% |
| 2019 | 0.179 % change on previous year | -271.6% |
| 2020 | 0.2829 % change on previous year | +58.1% |
| 2021 | 0.193 % change on previous year | -31.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0889 % change on previous year | -53.9% |
| 2023 | -0.0296 % change on previous year | -133.3% |
| 2024 | -0.1777 % change on previous year | +500.2% |
| 2025 | -0.0148 % change on previous year | -91.7% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's -0.0148 % change on previous year is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7648 % change on previous year. (45 countries reporting)
- Zambia's -0.0148 % change on previous year is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.02 % change on previous year. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School completion, annual growth rate in Zambia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | -1000.6% | -0.0563 % change on previous year | -0.6198 % change on previous year |
| 1985 | -699.9% | 0.0182 % change on previous year | -0.1092 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -0.2985 % change on previous year | -0.9061 % change on previous year | 0.0911 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1990s | -0.2312 % change on previous year | -0.8024 % change on previous year | 0.3965 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.29 % change on previous year | 0.1528 % change on previous year | 3.52 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2327 % change on previous year | -0.5024 % change on previous year | 1.57 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0571 % change on previous year | -0.1777 % change on previous year | 0.2829 % change on previous year | 6 |
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 school completion, annual growth rate in Zambia?
- School completion, annual growth rate in Zambia was -0.0148 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest school completion, annual growth rate recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.52 % change on previous year in 2005.
- What is the lowest school completion, annual growth rate recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.9061 % change on previous year in 1989.
- How does Zambia rank for school completion, annual growth rate?
- Zambia ranks 165th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school completion, annual growth rate rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 95.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of School completion, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in School completion. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Share of children who have completed primary school UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in School completion. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.