Primary completion rate, total in Zambia
Zambia: Primary completion rate, total was 81.8% in 2013. ▲ Rising
Primary completion rate, total in Zambia, 1972–2013
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary completion rate, total in Zambia is 81.8%, measured in 2013.
That represents a change of down 8.5% on the previous year and up 37.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, total in Zambia peaked at 98.7% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 59.7%, in 2002.
That places Zambia 142nd out of 189 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 74.6% | 66.4% | 81.6% | 8 |
| 1980s | 85.5% | 81.1% | 91.0% | 6 |
| 1990s | 64.3% | 62.9% | 65.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 77.4% | 59.7% | 91.1% | 8 |
| 2010s | 89.6% | 81.8% | 98.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
More aid effectiveness data for Zambia
- Net ODA received per capita 68.61 current US$ (2023)
- Net official development assistance received (current US$), annual -22.03 % change on previous year (2023)
- Net official development assistance received (current US$), per 1,913 current US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Net official development assistance received (current US$), per unit 0.0516 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Net official development assistance received (current US$), per capita 68.61 current US$ per person (2023)
- Net official development assistance received (constant 2023 US$) -25.48 % change on previous year (2023)
- Net official development assistance received (constant 2023 US$), per 1,913 constant 2023 US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Net official development assistance received (constant 2023 US$), per 0.0516 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Net official development assistance received (constant 2023 US$), per 68.61 constant 2023 US$ per person (2023)
- Net official development assistance and official aid received 68.61 constant 2023 US$ per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, total in Zambia?
- Primary completion rate, total in Zambia was 81.8% in 2013, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, total recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 98.7% in 2010.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, total recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.7% in 2002.
- How does Zambia rank for primary completion rate, total?
- Zambia ranks 142nd out of 189 countries with data for 2013.
- Is primary completion rate, total rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.