Zambia Literacy Rate 1990-2023
Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.
- Zambia literacy rate for 2020 was 87.50%, a 0.75% increase from 2018.
- Zambia literacy rate for 2018 was 86.75%, a 3.74% increase from 2010.
- Zambia literacy rate for 2010 was 83.01%, a 21.88% increase from 2007.
- Zambia literacy rate for 2007 was 61.13%, a 8.02% decline from 2002.
| Zambia Literacy Rate - Historical Data |
| Year |
Literacy Rate |
Annual Change |
| 2020 |
87.50% |
0.75% |
| 2018 |
86.75% |
3.74% |
| 2010 |
83.01% |
21.88% |
| 2007 |
61.13% |
-8.02% |
| 2002 |
69.15% |
1.15% |
| 1999 |
68.00% |
3.00% |
| 1990 |
65.00% |
3.00% |
