ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) vs Zambia: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes

ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)
9.46 years
in 1999
Zambia
7.73 years
in 1990
ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) rank
175th
Zambia rank
176th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes over time

  • ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)
  • Zambia
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How they compare

ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) currently reports 9.46 years against 7.73 years in Zambia, a difference of 1.73 years.

That makes ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)'s figure about 1.2 times Zambia's.

Across all 12 years both countries report, ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) has been ahead every year.

ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) ranks 175th and Zambia ranks 176th of 221 groups.

ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) Zambia Difference Ahead
1970s 9.26 years 7.3 years 1.95 years ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)
1980s 9.44 years 7.74 years 1.7 years ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)
1990s 9.54 years 7.73 years 1.81 years ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes, ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) or Zambia?
ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435), at 9.46 years against 7.73 years in Zambia as of 1999.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes between ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) and Zambia?
1.73 years, with ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) and Zambia?
12 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 1990.
How do ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) and Zambia rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) ranks 175th and Zambia ranks 176th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (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 to tertiary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
407 places, 13,852 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release