Primary school completion rate in Zambia
The primary completion rate in Zambia was 81.8% in 2013. The value for 2013 is the lowest since 2005.
The latest value for Zambia is for 2013. Most countries have figures for 2023.
Zambia, 2013
81.8%
Change from 2012
−7.6percentage points
World, 2013
88.3%
Primary school completion rate in Zambia over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of the relevant age group. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Zambia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | – | 88.0% |
| 2023 | – | 87.3% |
| 2022 | – | 91.1% |
| 2021 | – | 88.7% |
| 2020 | – | 88.0% |
| 2019 | – | 87.9% |
| 2018 | – | 88.1% |
| 2017 | – | 88.2% |
| 2016 | – | 88.5% |
| 2015 | – | 87.9% |
| 2014 | – | 88.1% |
| 2013 | 81.8% | 88.3% |
| 2012 | 89.4% | 88.1% |
| 2011 | 88.3% | 87.8% |
| 2010 | 98.7% | 88.5% |
| 2009 | 85.4% | 89.0% |
| 2008 | 91.1% | 88.2% |
| 2007 | 87.1% | 86.5% |
| 2006 | 83.4% | 85.3% |
| 2005 | 81.8% | 85.0% |
| 2004 | 70.5% | 84.2% |
| 2003 | – | 83.5% |
| 2002 | 59.7% | 83.3% |
| 2001 | – | 82.7% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −7.6 percentage points from 89.4% in 2012.
- Since 2002, when it was 59.7%, the figure has changed by +22.1 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2013 was 88.3%.
More for Zambia
All statistics for Zambia
Primary school enrolment (gross)
115.6%
2024 · World Bank
Secondary school enrolment (gross)
56.8%
2024 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
29.1%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Primary completion (UIS)
74.3%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Lower secondary completion
53.0%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Upper secondary completion
29.1%
2024 · UNESCO UIS