School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Zambia
Zambia: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender was 1.05 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Zambia, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Zambia stood at 1.05 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Zambia peaked at 1.05 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.8825 GPIA, in 1999.
That places Zambia 16th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Zambia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.8878 GPIA | — |
| 1999 | 0.8825 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.8878 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.8904 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.8909 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9079 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.9082 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.9344 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 0.929 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.9315 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.9405 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9648 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 0.9434 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.965 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9634 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9738 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9741 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9885 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.989 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 1.05 GPIA | +6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8851 GPIA | 0.8825 GPIA | 0.8878 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.9134 GPIA | 0.8878 GPIA | 0.9405 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9703 GPIA | 0.9434 GPIA | 0.989 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.05 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 1 |
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More education data for Zambia
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 663,308 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 651,791 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 56,680 (2012)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.65 % change on previous year (2012)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 69,123 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 47,736 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 24,494 (2012)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 59.03 % change on previous year (2012)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 32,186 (2012)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -20.25 % change on previous year (2012)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Zambia?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Zambia was 1.05 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8825 GPIA in 1999.
- How does Zambia rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender?
- Zambia ranks 16th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. 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 and lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release