Zambia Literacy Rate

Zambia literacy rate for 2020 was 87.50%, a 16.37% increase from 2018.
  • Zambia literacy rate for 2018 was 71.13%, a 11.87% decline from 2010.
  • Zambia literacy rate for 2010 was 83.00%, a 21.87% increase from 2007.
  • Zambia literacy rate for 2007 was 61.13%, a 7.87% decline from 2002.
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.