Share of all students in lower … lower general adjusted gender parity in Zambia
Zambia: Share of all students in lower … lower general adjusted gender parity was 1 GPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1 GPIA
World rank
50th
of 197 countries
All-time high
1 GPIA
in 1998
All-time low
1 GPIA
in 1998
Years of data
20
1998–2024
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Zambia, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Zambia is 1 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Zambia peaked at 1 GPIA in 1998 and was at its lowest, 1 GPIA, in 1998.
That places Zambia 50th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Share of all students in lower … lower general adjusted gender parity in Zambia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1 GPIA | — |
| 1999 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 1 GPIA is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 1 GPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 47 Latvia 1 GPIA compare
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More education data for Zambia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 86.21 (2017)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 96.49 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Zambia?
- Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Zambia was 1 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 1998.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 1998.
- How does Zambia rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- Zambia ranks 50th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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, published as part of Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in general programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release