Pakistan vs Zambia: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female

Pakistan
7.36 years
in 2019
Zambia
7.21 years
in 1988
Pakistan rank
181st
Zambia rank
183rd

School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female over time

  • Pakistan
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Pakistan currently reports 7.36 years against 7.21 years in Zambia, a difference of 0.15 years.

Across all 8 years both countries report, Zambia has been ahead every year.

Pakistan ranks 181st and Zambia ranks 183rd of 193 countries.

Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Pakistan Zambia Difference Ahead
1970s 2.08 years 6.31 years 4.23 years Zambia
1980s 2.49 years 6.93 years 4.43 years Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female, Pakistan or Zambia?
Pakistan, at 7.36 years against 7.21 years in Zambia as of 2019.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female between Pakistan and Zambia?
0.15 years, with Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and Zambia?
8 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 1988.
How do Pakistan and Zambia rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female?
Pakistan ranks 181st and Zambia ranks 183rd of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and 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 secondary, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
238 places, 7,783 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.