Lower secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index in Zambia
Zambia: Lower secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index was 1.1 in 2025. β² Rising
Lower secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index in Zambia, 1981β2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, lower secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index in Zambia stood at 1.1. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index in Zambia peaked at 1.1 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.5825, in 1981.
Zambia ranks 40th of 164 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.6212 | 0.5825 | 0.6673 | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.7485 | 0.6827 | 0.8246 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8617 | 0.8375 | 0.8945 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9932 | 0.9082 | 1.05 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.08 | 1.06 | 1.1 | 6 |
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More gender data for Zambia
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 340,219 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 341,639 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 331,557 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 332,331 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 324,712 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 325,021 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 318,536 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 318,579 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 312,555 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 312,485 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index in Zambia?
- Lower secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index in Zambia was 1.1 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1 in 2025.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5825 in 1981.
- How does Zambia rank for lower secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index?
- Zambia ranks 40th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lower secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Lower secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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