GOAL 4: Quality Education in Zambia
Zambia: GOAL 4: Quality Education was 0.833 5 year moving average in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0.833 5 year moving average
Change on year
up 38.8%
World rank
68th
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.833 5 year moving average
in 2023
All-time low
0 5 year moving average
in 2004
Years of data
20
2004–2023
GOAL 4: Quality Education in Zambia, 2004–2023
Source: Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators). Measured in 5 year moving average.
Analysis
The most recent figure for goal 4: quality education in Zambia is 0.833 5 year moving average, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 38.8% on the previous year and up 316.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goal 4: quality education in Zambia peaked at 0.833 5 year moving average in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 5 year moving average, in 2004.
Zambia ranks 68th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
GOAL 4: Quality Education in Zambia, year by year
| Year | 5 year moving average | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0 5 year moving average | — |
| 2005 | 0 5 year moving average | — |
| 2006 | 0.333 5 year moving average | — |
| 2007 | 0.333 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.333 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.333 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.3 5 year moving average | -9.9% |
| 2011 | 0.1 5 year moving average | -66.7% |
| 2012 | 0.2 5 year moving average | +100.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.182 5 year moving average | -9.0% |
| 2015 | 0.273 5 year moving average | +50.0% |
| 2016 | 0.364 5 year moving average | +33.3% |
| 2017 | 0.455 5 year moving average | +25.0% |
| 2018 | 0.455 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.455 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.455 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.8 5 year moving average | +75.8% |
| 2022 | 0.6 5 year moving average | -25.0% |
| 2023 | 0.833 5 year moving average | +38.8% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 0.833 5 year moving average is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.833 5 year moving average, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 0.833 5 year moving average is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.75 5 year moving average, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where GOAL 4: Quality Education in Zambia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +100.0% | 0.1 5 year moving average | 0.2 5 year moving average |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.222 5 year moving average | 0 5 year moving average | 0.333 5 year moving average | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.2984 5 year moving average | 0.1 5 year moving average | 0.455 5 year moving average | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.672 5 year moving average | 0.455 5 year moving average | 0.833 5 year moving average | 4 |
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More reference data data for Zambia
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 18.94 (2026)
- Exchange rate, old LCU per USD extended forward, period average 18.94 (2026)
- Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average 18.94 (2026)
- Political opposition, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament and government, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Global number of reported disasters by size, gaps filled 0 events (2025)
- Annual precipitation, annual growth rate 40.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Free country, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is goal 4: quality education in Zambia?
- Goal 4: quality education in Zambia was 0.833 5 year moving average in 2023, according to Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators).
- What is the highest goal 4: quality education recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.833 5 year moving average in 2023.
- What is the lowest goal 4: quality education recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 5 year moving average in 2004.
- How does Zambia rank for goal 4: quality education?
- Zambia ranks 68th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is goal 4: quality education rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 316.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators), published as part of GOAL 4: Quality Education (5 year moving average). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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SDG Goal 4 data availability. Source: UN Global SDG Indicators Database