Education in Zambia

1,854 indicators covering education for Zambia.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, male 34.5% 2024 down 1.4% 65th
Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, female 33.5% 2024 up 10.7% 63rd
Completion rate, primary education, urban, female 89.6% 2024 up 2.3% 57th
Completion rate, primary education, rural, female 62.9% 2024 down 3.9% 65th
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted 1.15 GPIA 2023 down 11.7% 16th
Repeaters in Grade 7 of primary education, both sexes 26,283 2013 down 6.3% 4th
Completion rate, primary education, urban, male 88.4% 2024 down 1.5% 56th
Completion rate, primary education, rural, male 59.6% 2024 down 3.5% 63rd
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female 61.8% 2023 up 4.1% 4th
Repeaters in Grade 7 of primary education, male 14,360 2013 down 15.9% 4th
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted 1.28 LPIA 2023 up 6.9% 38th
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both 57.4% 2023 up 13.6% 4th
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male 52.7% 2023 up 26.7% 7th
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban 50.1% 2023 down 0.5% 6th
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban 47.5% 2023 up 6.5% 5th
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban 44.3% 2023 up 15.4% 6th
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural 73.4% 2023 up 8.2% 5th
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural 66.2% 2023 up 18.7% 5th
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural 59.2% 2023 up 33.9% 9th
Number of destroyed or damaged educational facilities attributed to 3 2025 down 90.9% 41st
Number of disruptions to educational services attributed to disasters 3 2025 down 92.1% 35th
Repeaters in Grade 7 of primary education, female 11,923 2013 up 8.7% 3rd
Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex 43.3% 2024 down 11.8% 2nd
Repetition rate in Grade 7 of primary education, both sexes 7.4% 2012 down 50.9% 5th
Repetition rate in Grade 7 of primary education, both sexes 7.4% 2012 down 50.9% 6th
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary 0.1% 2010 down 61.8% 139th
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25-29 with tertiary 0.2% 2010 down 70.0% 140th
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25-29 with tertiary 0.2% 2010 down 75.0% 140th
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with tertiary 0.7% 2010 down 25.3% 126th
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with tertiary schooling. 1.0% 2010 down 30.6% 127th
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 30-34 with tertiary 0.5% 2010 down 33.8% 131st
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary 0.5% 2010 down 36.6% 133rd
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 35-39 with tertiary 0.8% 2010 down 48.0% 126th
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 35-39 with tertiary 0.9% 2010 down 64.9% 132nd
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 40-44 with tertiary 0.8% 2010 down 48.0% 124th
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 with tertiary 0.9% 2010 down 65.3% 129th
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 45-49 with tertiary 1.4% 2010 down 0.7% 110th
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 45-49 with tertiary 2.6% 2010 down 0.8% 107th
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 50-54 with tertiary 1.4% 2010 up 197.9% 110th
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 50-54 with tertiary 2.6% 2010 up 93.3% 108th
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 55-59 with tertiary 1.3% 2010 up 195.6% 107th
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with tertiary 2.5% 2010 up 93.9% 106th
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 60-64 with tertiary 0.5% 2010 unchanged 118th
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 60-64 with tertiary 1.3% 2010 down 0.7% 117th
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with tertiary 0.0% 2010 unchanged 102nd
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with tertiary 0.1% 2010 unchanged 98th
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with tertiary 0.7% 2010 down 30.9% 135th
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. 1.0% 2010 down 34.5% 135th
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with tertiary 0.3% 2010 down 54.8% 140th
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary 0.3% 2010 down 60.2% 140th
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25-29 with tertiary 0.3% 2010 down 70.0% 141st
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25-29 with tertiary 0.3% 2010 down 74.6% 141st
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with tertiary 1.0% 2010 down 25.2% 129th
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with tertiary schooling. 1.5% 2010 down 30.2% 130th
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 30-34 with tertiary 0.7% 2010 down 33.6% 134th
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary 0.8% 2010 down 36.2% 135th
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 35-39 with tertiary 1.1% 2010 down 47.6% 128th
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 35-39 with tertiary 1.3% 2010 down 64.9% 133rd
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 40-44 with tertiary 1.1% 2010 down 47.6% 126th
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 with tertiary 1.3% 2010 down 64.9% 131st