Primary completion (UIS) in Zambia
In Zambia, 74.3% of children had completed primary school by the expected age in 2024.
Zambia, 2024
74.3%
Change from 2018
+2.3percentage points
Primary completion (UIS) in Zambia over time
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Zambia
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% of children 3 to 5 years above the final primary grade age. Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Zambia |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 74.3% |
| 2018 | 72.0% |
| 2013 | 75.0% |
| 2010 | 66.7% |
| 2007 | 61.6% |
| 2001 | 55.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 72.0% in 2018, a change of +2.3 percentage points.
- Since 1999, when it was 60.3%, the figure has changed by +14.0 percentage points.
More for Zambia
All statistics for Zambia
Lower secondary completion
53.0%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Primary school completion rate
81.8%
2013 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
29.1%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Upper secondary completion
29.1%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school children
3.5%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school adolescents
12.4%
2024 · UNESCO UIS