SDG: Eastern Asia vs Zambia: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female

SDG: Eastern Asia
9.04 years
in 2024
Zambia
9.95 years
in 2024
SDG: Eastern Asia rank
42nd
Zambia rank
43rd

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

  • SDG: Eastern Asia
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Zambia currently reports 9.95 years against 9.04 years in SDG: Eastern Asia, a difference of 0.91 years.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times SDG: Eastern Asia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1998 it was SDG: Eastern Asia ahead.

SDG: Eastern Asia ranks 42nd and Zambia ranks 43rd of 221 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, SDG: Eastern Asia averaged higher in 3 and Zambia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade SDG: Eastern Asia Zambia Difference Ahead
1990s 8.01 years 5.99 years 2.03 years SDG: Eastern Asia
2000s 9.01 years 8.03 years 0.9804 years SDG: Eastern Asia
2010s 9 years 8.73 years 0.2737 years SDG: Eastern Asia
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, SDG: Eastern Asia or Zambia?
Zambia, at 9.95 years against 9.04 years in SDG: Eastern Asia as of 2024.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female between SDG: Eastern Asia and Zambia?
0.91 years, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for SDG: Eastern Asia and Zambia?
20 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
How do SDG: Eastern Asia and Zambia rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female?
SDG: Eastern Asia 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