Zambia - Lower secondary completion rate

Lower secondary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group)

Lower secondary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group) in Zambia was 50.83 as of 2013. Its highest value over the past 37 years was 58.88 in 2008, while its lowest value was 11.24 in 1976.

Definition: Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1976 11.24
1977 12.25
2000 21.21
2001 23.27
2002 34.63
2004 32.85
2005 37.52
2007 46.82
2008 58.88
2009 58.29
2010 55.66
2011 51.74
2012 53.47
2013 50.83

Lower secondary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group)

Lower secondary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group) in Zambia was 58.74 as of 2013. Its highest value over the past 37 years was 72.38 in 2008, while its lowest value was 21.16 in 1976.

Definition: Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1976 21.16
1977 23.10
2000 26.84
2001 29.80
2002 39.89
2004 40.93
2005 45.04
2007 54.16
2008 72.38
2009 69.53
2010 64.04
2011 63.22
2012 57.21
2013 58.74

Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group)

Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Zambia was 54.77 as of 2013. Its highest value over the past 37 years was 65.57 in 2008, while its lowest value was 16.22 in 1976.

Definition: Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

See also:

Year Value
1976 16.22
1977 17.69
1978 17.59
1979 17.54
1980 17.32
1981 17.35
1983 18.97
1984 19.95
2000 24.03
2001 26.53
2002 37.24
2004 36.86
2005 41.25
2007 50.45
2008 65.57
2009 63.86
2010 59.82
2011 57.44
2012 55.33
2013 54.77

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Outcomes