ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) vs Zambia: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female

ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)
9.04 years
in 2024
Zambia
9.95 years
in 2024
ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) rank
42nd
Zambia rank
43rd

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female over time

  • ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)
  • Zambia
0246810199420092024

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 9.95 years against 9.04 years in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408), a difference of 0.91 years.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)'s.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1998 it was ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) ahead.

ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) ranks 42nd and Zambia ranks 43rd of 221 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) averaged higher in 3 and Zambia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) Zambia Difference Ahead
1990s 8.01 years 5.99 years 2.03 years ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)
2000s 9.01 years 8.03 years 0.9804 years ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)
2010s 9 years 8.73 years 0.2737 years ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)
2020s 9.04 years 9.95 years 0.9182 years Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female, ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) or Zambia?
Zambia, at 9.95 years against 9.04 years in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) as of 2024.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female between ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) and Zambia?
0.91 years, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) and Zambia?
20 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
How do ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) and Zambia rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female?
ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) ranks 42nd and Zambia ranks 43rd of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
421 places, 10,261 data points, 1985–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release