ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) vs Zambia: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes

ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
0.4691 years
in 2021
Zambia
0.1981 years
in 2012
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) rank
190th
Zambia rank
190th

School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes over time

  • ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
  • Zambia
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How they compare

ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) currently reports 0.4691 years against 0.1981 years in Zambia, a difference of 0.271 years.

That makes ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)'s figure about 2.4 times Zambia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1970 it was ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ahead.

ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ranks 190th and Zambia ranks 190th of 221 groups.

ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) Zambia Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0763 years 0.0717 years 0.0045 years ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
1980s 0.1262 years 0.0891 years 0.037 years ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
1990s 0.1825 years 0.1144 years 0.0681 years ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
2010s 0.4115 years 0.1988 years 0.2127 years ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes, ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) or Zambia?
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), at 0.4691 years against 0.1981 years in Zambia as of 2021.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes between ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) and Zambia?
0.271 years, with ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) and Zambia?
20 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2012.
How do ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) and Zambia rank globally for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ranks 190th and Zambia ranks 190th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
417 places, 15,076 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release