Education in Zambia

1,854 indicators covering education for Zambia.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile 29.0% 2024 up 43.7% 22nd
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 44.8% 2023 up 21.0% 9th
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural 74.7% 2023 up 15.1% 9th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 1.02 GPIA 2023 down 21.0% 17th
Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, poorest quintile 19.5% 2024 up 6.0% 26th
Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, poorest quintile 17.8% 2024 up 17.1% 27th
Adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary 83.6% 2023 up 29.1% 20th
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, second quintile 8.4% 2024 up 37.8% 26th
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, second quintile 10.1% 2024 up 15.6% 28th
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, middle quintile 16.2% 2024 down 6.1% 25th
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, second quintile 6.7% 2024 up 80.8% 26th
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural 67.4% 2023 up 13.4% 6th
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, poorest quintile 5.4% 2024 up 83.0% 27th
Adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary 1.16 GPIA 2023 up 8.0% 2nd
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, middle quintile 13.9% 2024 down 5.6% 26th
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, fourth quintile 40.8% 2024 up 30.2% 21st
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, middle quintile 18.3% 2024 down 12.3% 25th
Completion rate, primary education, rural, fourth quintile, female 90.5% 2024 up 5.6% 24th
Completion rate, primary education, rural, fourth quintile, male 90.6% 2024 up 13.9% 21st
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural 0.8146 GPIA 2023 down 0.2% 18th
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural 56.9% 2023 up 9.2% 8th
Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, second quintile 32.2% 2024 up 22.4% 25th
Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, poorest quintile 21.9% 2024 down 4.4% 24th
Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, second quintile 32.0% 2024 up 15.6% 25th
Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, second quintile 32.5% 2024 up 28.5% 25th
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, poorest quintile 4.1% 2024 up 1,017.2% 26th
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural 1.19 GPIA 2023 down 11.5% 6th
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural 61.2% 2023 up 42.7% 2nd
Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, middle quintile 42.4% 2024 up 20.2% 26th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 43.8% 2023 up 66.3% 7th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 32.6% 2023 up 57.6% 8th
Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, fourth quintile 66.2% 2024 up 12.5% 22nd
Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, middle quintile 41.6% 2024 up 16.2% 26th
Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, middle quintile 43.3% 2024 up 25.1% 24th
Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, urban, richest quintile 90.1% 2023 down 0.8% 23rd
Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, urban, fourth quintile 84.6% 2023 up 3.2% 24th
Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, richest quintile 55.5% 2023 down 9.7% 28th
Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, fourth quintile 51.5% 2023 up 0.7% 26th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 25.4% 2023 up 34.6% 9th
Total net attendance rate, primary, urban, second quintile, both sexes 79.6% 2023 up 12.4% 21st
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural, second 22.8% 2023 up 59.0% 7th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural, middle 14.6% 2023 up 40.6% 9th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural, poorest 25.1% 2023 up 0.2% 11th
Total net attendance rate, primary, urban, fourth quintile, both sexes 92.9% 2023 up 2.0% 20th
Total net attendance rate, primary, urban, richest quintile, both 93.1% 2023 down 3.6% 24th
Total net attendance rate, primary, urban, middle quintile, both sexes 88.1% 2023 up 2.6% 21st
Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, urban, middle quintile 72.7% 2023 down 1.8% 24th
Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, middle quintile 49.9% 2023 up 21.4% 25th
Adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary 74.1% 2023 up 48.9% 20th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural, fourth 13.6% 2023 up 59.9% 5th
Adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary 89.1% 2023 down 1.6% 25th
Adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary 0.599 WPIA 2023 up 29.6% 11th
Adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary 72.1% 2023 up 30.0% 24th
Adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary 63.5% 2023 up 34.3% 25th
Adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary 53.4% 2023 up 27.5% 25th
Adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary 83.8% 2023 up 25.6% 19th
Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, fourth quintile 58.0% 2024 up 2.2% 25th
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, fourth quintile 45.9% 2024 up 67.9% 20th
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, fourth quintile 33.9% 2024 down 2.9% 24th
Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, fourth quintile 72.9% 2024 up 18.5% 20th