Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Zambia
Zambia: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 100.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
100.0%
World rank
1st
of 219 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2024
All-time low
92.8%
in 1972
Years of data
20
1970–2024
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Zambia, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Zambia stood at 100.0%. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Zambia peaked at 100.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 92.8%, in 1972.
That places Zambia 1st out of 219 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Zambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 93.4% | — |
| 1971 | 93.0% | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 92.8% | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 93.7% | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 92.9% | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 94.0% | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 94.2% | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 94.0% | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 94.0% | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 94.3% | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 93.9% | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 94.5% | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 95.0% | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 93.4% | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 94.2% | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 95.2% | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 94.7% | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 95.8% | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 95.5% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 100.0% | +4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 93.6% | 92.8% | 94.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 94.4% | 93.4% | 95.2% | 7 |
| 1990s | 95.6% | 95.5% | 95.8% | 2 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1 |
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More education data for Zambia
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.55 % change on previous year (2017)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.2106 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.30 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Zambia?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Zambia was 100.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.8% in 1972.
- How does Zambia rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Zambia ranks 1st out of 219 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release