Education in Zambia

1,854 indicators covering education for Zambia.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 20-24, female 0.01 2010 down 50.0% 138th
Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 25-29, total 0.01 2010 down 75.0% 141st
Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 25-29, female 0.01 2010 down 75.0% 139th
Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, total 0.05 2010 down 28.6% 128th
Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, female 0.03 2010 down 25.0% 128th
Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 30-34, total 0.03 2010 down 25.0% 135th
Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 30-34, female 0.02 2010 down 50.0% 133rd
Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 35-39, total 0.04 2010 down 69.2% 133rd
Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 35-39, female 0.04 2010 down 42.9% 125th
Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 40-44, total 0.04 2010 down 69.2% 130th
Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 40-44, female 0.04 2010 down 42.9% 122nd
Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 45-49, total 0.13 2010 unchanged 108th
Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 45-49, female 0.07 2010 unchanged 110th
Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 50-54, total 0.13 2010 up 116.7% 109th
Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 50-54, female 0.07 2010 up 250.0% 111th
Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 55-59, total 0.12 2010 up 100.0% 108th
Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 55-59, female 0.07 2010 up 250.0% 107th
Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 60-64, total 0.06 2010 down 14.3% 119th
Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 60-64, female 0.02 2010 unchanged 120th
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent 0.5926 GPIA 2024 up 9.4% 93rd
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population 97.6% 2024 up 10.7% 65th
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population 95.3% 2024 up 14.8% 70th
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population 93.6% 2024 up 19.2% 69th
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population 91.4% 2024 up 14.6% 65th
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population 0.9591 GPIA 2024 up 7.7% 70th
Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity 0.8982 GPIA 2024 up 32.0% 76th
Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity 1.01 GPIA 2024 up 13.9% 53rd
Literacy rate of young men vs. women 79.3% 2024 down 13.0% 85th
Teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes 0 number 2013 63rd
Adjusted location parity index for completion rate, by sex, wealth 0.451 2024 up 0.0% 80th
Teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female 0 number 2013 61st
Net attendance rate of primary school 84.2% 2023 down 3.3% 28th
Teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes 0 2013 75th
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, both sexes 47.5% 2024 up 7.9% 64th
Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted location parity 0.451 LPIA 2024 up 0.0% 76th
Teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female 0 2013 73rd
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes 75.4% 2024 up 4.3% 63rd
Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity 0.2475 LPIA 2024 down 8.0% 77th
Completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index 1.05 GPIA 2024 up 2.4% 16th
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes 11.8% 2024 down 0.7% 68th
Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, both sexes 34.0% 2024 up 4.4% 68th
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent 7.8% 2024 down 53.6% 87th
Share of GDP per capita spent by the government on each primary school student vs. GDP per capita 12.9% 2017 up 169.7% 79th
Number of attacks on students, personnel and institutions 2 2020 53rd
Literacy rate vs. GDP per capita 71.8% 2024 down 13.7% 69th
Literacy rates among adults 71.8% 2024 down 13.7% 69th
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent 5.9% 2024 down 51.3% 84th
Teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education, male 0 2013 70th
Literacy rates of older vs. younger population 50.0% 2024 down 13.1% 57th
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent 4.4% 2024 down 43.9% 80th
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female 43.5% 2024 up 16.8% 60th
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male 53.0% 2024 up 1.3% 58th
Completion rate, primary education, urban, both sexes 89.1% 2024 up 0.5% 58th
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent 0.5676 GPIA 2024 up 20.8% 76th
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female 74.3% 2024 up 9.3% 61st
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male 76.9% 2024 down 0.2% 59th
Completion rate, primary education, rural, both sexes 61.2% 2024 down 3.7% 65th
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, female 11.4% 2024 up 24.0% 66th
Completion rate, primary education, adjusted location parity index 0.6869 LPIA 2024 down 4.2% 64th
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, male 12.1% 2024 down 20.1% 67th