Secondary school enrolment (gross) in Zambia
Gross secondary school enrolment in Zambia was 56.8% in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1970.
Zambia, 2024
56.8%
Change from 1994
+36.5percentage points
World, 2024
77.3%
Secondary school enrolment (gross) in Zambia over time
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% of the official secondary school-age population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Zambia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 56.8% | 77.3% |
| 2023 | – | 77.2% |
| 2022 | – | 77.5% |
| 2021 | – | 77.3% |
| 2020 | – | 76.5% |
| 2019 | – | 76.0% |
| 2018 | – | 75.5% |
| 2017 | – | 74.9% |
| 2016 | – | 75.2% |
| 2015 | – | 75.0% |
| 2014 | – | 74.9% |
| 2013 | – | 74.0% |
| 2012 | – | 72.7% |
| 2011 | – | 71.9% |
| 2010 | – | 70.9% |
| 2009 | – | 69.4% |
| 2008 | – | 68.3% |
| 2007 | – | 66.8% |
| 2006 | – | 65.4% |
| 2005 | – | 64.4% |
| 2004 | – | 63.5% |
| 2003 | – | 62.4% |
| 2002 | – | 61.6% |
| 2001 | – | 60.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 20.3% in 1994, a change of +36.5 percentage points.
- Since 1979, when it was 15.6%, the figure has changed by +41.1 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 77.3%.
More for Zambia
All statistics for Zambia
Primary school enrolment (gross)
115.6%
2024 · World Bank
Tertiary education enrolment (gross)
4.0%
2012 · 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