WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) vs Zambia: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes

WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
9.36 years
in 2019
Zambia
7.73 years
in 1990
WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) rank
179th
Zambia rank
176th

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

  • WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
  • Zambia
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How they compare

WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) currently reports 9.36 years against 7.73 years in Zambia, a difference of 1.63 years.

That makes WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)'s figure about 1.2 times Zambia's.

Across all 13 years both countries report, Zambia has been ahead every year.

WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) ranks 179th and Zambia ranks 176th of 221 groups.

Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) Zambia Difference Ahead
1970s 4.55 years 7.21 years 2.66 years Zambia
1980s 5.28 years 7.74 years 2.46 years Zambia
1990s 5.03 years 7.73 years 2.7 years Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes, WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) or Zambia?
WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc), at 9.36 years against 7.73 years in Zambia as of 2019.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes between WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) and Zambia?
1.63 years, with WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) and Zambia?
13 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 1990.
How do WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) and Zambia rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) ranks 179th 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