Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Zambia
Zambia: Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) 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.
Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Zambia, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 66.4% | — |
| 1973 | 68.4% | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 72.5% | +6.0% |
| 1975 | 74.6% | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 75.3% | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 77.1% | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 81.6% | +5.9% |
| 1979 | 80.5% | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 81.1% | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 81.7% | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 83.6% | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 86.0% | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 91.0% | +5.8% |
| 1986 | 89.6% | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 65.6% | -26.8% |
| 1999 | 62.9% | -4.0% |
| 2000 | 60.4% | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 59.7% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 70.5% | +17.9% |
| 2005 | 81.8% | +16.1% |
| 2006 | 83.4% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 87.1% | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 91.1% | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 85.4% | -6.3% |
| 2010 | 98.7% | +15.6% |
| 2011 | 88.3% | -10.5% |
| 2012 | 89.4% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 81.8% | -8.5% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 81.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 85.6%, 96% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 81.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 70.7%, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
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 bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Austria 395,416 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Belgium 1.32 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Canada 5.73 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, European Union institutions 102.00 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Switzerland 2.62 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Germany 50.48 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, France 1.17 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, United Kingdom 25.09 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Italy 1.02 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Japan 25.84 million current US$ (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.