SDG: Sub-saharan Africa vs Zambia: School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes

SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
2.84 years
in 2024
Zambia
3 years
in 2024
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank
191st
Zambia rank
188th

School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes over time

  • SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
  • Zambia
0.511.522.53197019972024

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 3 years against 2.84 years in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, a difference of 0.16 years.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times SDG: Sub-saharan Africa's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 1970 it was SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ahead.

SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 191st and Zambia ranks 188th of 221 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, SDG: Sub-saharan Africa averaged higher in 3 and Zambia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade SDG: Sub-saharan Africa Zambia Difference Ahead
1970s 0.8591 years 0.7038 years 0.1553 years SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
1980s 1.31 years 0.8842 years 0.4232 years SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
1990s 1.42 years 1.02 years 0.3974 years SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
2020s 2.84 years 3 years 0.1622 years Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes, SDG: Sub-saharan Africa or Zambia?
Zambia, at 3 years against 2.84 years in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes between SDG: Sub-saharan Africa and Zambia?
0.16 years, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for SDG: Sub-saharan Africa and Zambia?
20 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do SDG: Sub-saharan Africa and Zambia rank globally for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes?
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 191st and Zambia ranks 188th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, secondary, 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, secondary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
435 places, 16,501 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release