Completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, both in Zambia

Zambia: Completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, both was 0.0% in 2018. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2018)
0.0%
World rank
26th
of 29 countries
All-time high
3.2%
in 2007
All-time low
0.0%
in 2018
Years of data
5
1999–2018

Completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, both in Zambia, 1999–2018

01231999200820181999: 2 %2001: 0.702 %2007: 3.2 %2013: 1.4 %2018: 0 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2018, completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, both in Zambia stood at 0.0%. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of down 100.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, both in Zambia peaked at 3.2% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2018.

Zambia ranks 26th of 29 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, both in Zambia, year by year

Annual values for Completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, both sexes (%) in Zambia, 1999 to 2018.
Year % Change
1999 2.0%
2001 0.7% -64.9%
2007 3.2% +351.3%
2013 1.4% -54.5%
2018 0.0% -100.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2.0% 2.0% 2.0% 1
2000s 1.9% 0.7% 3.2% 2
2010s 0.7% 0.0% 1.4% 2

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  5. 26 Togo 0.0% compare
  6. 26 Zimbabwe 0.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, both in Zambia?
Completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, both in Zambia was 0.0% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, both recorded in Zambia?
The highest recorded value was 3.2% in 2007.
What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, both recorded in Zambia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2018.
How does Zambia rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, both?
Zambia ranks 26th out of 29 countries with data for 2018.
Is completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, both rising or falling in Zambia?
Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Zambia data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
29 places, 309 data points, 1999–2019
Last refreshed

The number of persons in the relevant age group who have completed the last grade of the given level of education is expressed as a percentage of the total population (in the survey sample) of the same age group. The primary completion rate is the percentage of a cohort of children or young people aged 3-5 years above the intended age for the last grade of primary education who have completed that grade. The intended age for the last grade of primary education is the age at which pupils would enter the grade if they had started school at the official primary entrance age, had studied full-time and had progressed without repeating or skipping a grade. For example, if the official age of entry into primary education is 6 years, and if primary education has 6 grades, the intended age for the last grade of primary education is 11 years. In this case, 14-16 years (11 + 3 = 14 and 11 + 5 = 16) would be the reference age group for calculation of the primary completion rate. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/