School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Zambia
Zambia: School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index was 1.04 GPIA in 2024. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Zambia, 1970β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Zambia stood at 1.04 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 41 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Zambia peaked at 1.04 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.7916 GPIA, in 1972.
That places Zambia 12th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8215 GPIA | 0.7916 GPIA | 0.8549 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8743 GPIA | 0.8584 GPIA | 0.889 GPIA | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.8934 GPIA | 0.8887 GPIA | 0.8962 GPIA | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.9243 GPIA | 0.8973 GPIA | 0.9575 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9831 GPIA | 0.9637 GPIA | 0.9992 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.04 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 9 Tanzania 1.06 GPIA compare
- 10 Cook Islands 1.05 GPIA compare
- 11 Sierra Leone 1.05 GPIA compare
- 13 Nauru 1.04 GPIA compare
- 14 Madagascar 1.04 GPIA compare
- 15 Venezuela 1.04 GPIA compare
More education data for Zambia
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 116,859 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 57.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 41.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 14 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 115.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0055 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Zambia?
- School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Zambia was 1.04 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7916 GPIA in 1972.
- How does Zambia rank for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Zambia ranks 12th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release