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Zambia Literacy Rate 2020s

Name: Zambia Literacy Rate 2020s
Creator: World Bank
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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▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
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