Upper secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index in Zambia
Zambia: Upper secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index was 1.03 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Upper secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index in Zambia, 1981–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for upper secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index in Zambia is 1.03, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, upper secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index in Zambia peaked at 1.03 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.3772, in 1981.
Zambia ranks 108th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4208 | 0.3772 | 0.4452 | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.4988 | 0.4529 | 0.556 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6477 | 0.568 | 0.7441 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8249 | 0.748 | 0.894 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9684 | 0.9122 | 1.03 | 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 upper secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index in Zambia?
- Upper secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index in Zambia was 1.03 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest upper secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 in 2025.
- What is the lowest upper secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3772 in 1981.
- How does Zambia rank for upper secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index?
- Zambia ranks 108th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is upper secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.0%. 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 Upper secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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