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[[File:Pupils at St Monicas Girls Secondary School.jpg|thumb|Pupils at the St Monica's Girls Secondary School in [[Chipata]], [[Eastern Province, Zambia|Eastern Province]]]]

The right to equal and adequate education for all is enshrined within the Zambian constitution.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.parliament.gov.zm/acts/volumes |title=Laws of Zambia |date=1996 |website=National Assembly of Zambia |access-date=27 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307105357/http://www.parliament.gov.zm/acts/volumes |archive-date=7 March 2016 }}</ref> The Education Act of 2011 regulates equal and quality education.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.parliament.gov.zm/node/3324 |title=The Education Act (2011) |date=2011 |website=National Assembly of Zambia |access-date=27 January 2016 |archive-date=3 February 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160203063439/http://www.parliament.gov.zm/node/3324 |url-status=live }}</ref> The Ministry of General Education effectively oversees the provision of quality education through policy and regulation of the education curriculum.

The government's annual expenditure on education has varied significantly over the years, from 19.6% in 2006, to 15.3% in 2011, to 20.2% in 2015.<ref name=WorldBank_2015>{{cite report |author= <!--none listed--> |date= December 2015 |title= Education Public Expenditure Review in Zambia |url= https://documents1.worldbank.org/curated/en/431421468000590726/pdf/103870-PUB-PUBLIC-Education-Public-Expenditure-Review-in-Zambia.pdf |publisher= World Bank Group |page= 36 |access-date= 2024-01-16 |archive-date= 16 January 2024 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240116202228/https://documents1.worldbank.org/curated/en/431421468000590726/pdf/103870-PUB-PUBLIC-Education-Public-Expenditure-Review-in-Zambia.pdf |url-status= live }}</ref>▼

Fundamentally, the aim of education in Zambia is to promote the full and well-rounded development of the physical, intellectual, social, affective, moral, and spiritual qualities of all learners. The education system has three core structures: Early childhood education and primary education (Grades 1–7), secondary education (Grades 8–12), and tertiary education. Adult-literacy programs are available for semi-literate and illiterate individuals.{{cn|date=August 2023}}

▲The government's annual expenditure on education has varied significantly over the years, from 19.6% in 2006, to 15.3% in 2011, to 20.2% in 2015.<ref name=WorldBank_2015>{{cite report |author= <!--none listed--> |date= December 2015 |title= Education Public Expenditure Review in Zambia |url= https://documents1.worldbank.org/curated/en/431421468000590726/pdf/103870-PUB-PUBLIC-Education-Public-Expenditure-Review-in-Zambia.pdf |publisher= World Bank Group |page= 36 |access-date= 2024-01-16 |archive-date= 16 January 2024 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240116202228/https://documents1.worldbank.org/curated/en/431421468000590726/pdf/103870-PUB-PUBLIC-Education-Public-Expenditure-Review-in-Zambia.pdf |url-status= live }}</ref>

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