UNESCO: Sids vs Zambia: School life expectancy, primary, female
UNESCO: Sids
7.13 years
in 2024
Zambia
8.4 years
in 2024
UNESCO: Sids rank
3rd
Zambia rank
6th
School life expectancy, primary, female over time
- UNESCO: Sids
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 8.4 years against 7.13 years in UNESCO: Sids, a difference of 1.27 years.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.2 times UNESCO: Sids's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1970 it was UNESCO: Sids ahead.
UNESCO: Sids ranks 3rd and Zambia ranks 6th of 221 groups.
Across the 6 decades both report, UNESCO: Sids averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | UNESCO: Sids | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.85 years | 5.74 years | 0.112 years | UNESCO: Sids |
| 1980s | 5.79 years | 6.32 years | 0.5237 years | Zambia |
| 1990s | 6.04 years | 5.7 years | 0.3408 years | UNESCO: Sids |
| 2000s | 6.03 years | 7.09 years | 1.06 years | Zambia |
| 2010s | 7.05 years | 7.49 years | 0.4435 years | Zambia |
| 2020s | 7.13 years | 8.4 years | 1.27 years | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary, female, UNESCO: Sids or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 8.4 years against 7.13 years in UNESCO: Sids as of 2024.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, female between UNESCO: Sids and Zambia?
- 1.27 years, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for UNESCO: Sids and Zambia?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do UNESCO: Sids and Zambia rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, female?
- UNESCO: Sids ranks 3rd and Zambia ranks 6th of 221 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary, female (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release