UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa vs Zambia: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity

UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
0.9487 GPIA
in 2018
Zambia
0.8359 GPIA
in 1988
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa rank
166th
Zambia rank
165th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity over time

  • UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
  • Zambia
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How they compare

UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa currently reports 0.9487 GPIA against 0.8359 GPIA in Zambia, a difference of 0.1128 GPIA.

That makes UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.

Across all 6 years both countries report, UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa has been ahead every year.

UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 166th and Zambia ranks 165th of 221 groups.

UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa Zambia Difference Ahead
1970s 0.8217 GPIA 0.7799 GPIA 0.0419 GPIA UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
1980s 0.8551 GPIA 0.8254 GPIA 0.0297 GPIA UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity, UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa or Zambia?
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, at 0.9487 GPIA against 0.8359 GPIA in Zambia as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity between UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa and Zambia?
0.1128 GPIA, with UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa and Zambia?
6 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 1988.
How do UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa and Zambia rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity?
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 166th and Zambia ranks 165th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). 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 to tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
400 places, 12,738 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release