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Zambia Literacy Rate 2020s

Adult literacy rate · World Bank
82.12% decade average (2020-2029)

Zambia's literacy rate during the 2020s ranged from 79.95% (2021) to 86.88% (2025), averaging 82.12% over 5 years of data.

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2020s Data▾
YearValueChangeRank
2020 81.76% +10.63pp 33rd
2021 79.95% −1.81pp 29th
2022 79.98% +0.03pp 30th
2023 82.04% +2.07pp 26th
2025 86.88% +4.84pp 39th
Source: World Bank (SE.ADT.LITR.ZS)
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