School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Zambia
Zambia: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female was 9.95 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Zambia, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Zambia stood at 9.95 years. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Zambia peaked at 9.95 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.91 years, in 1999.
That places Zambia 43rd out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Zambia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 6.06 years | — |
| 1999 | 5.91 years | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 6.09 years | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 6.11 years | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 6.41 years | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 7.87 years | +22.7% |
| 2005 | 8.75 years | +11.1% |
| 2006 | 9.05 years | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 9.23 years | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 9.57 years | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 9.18 years | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 9.2 years | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 9.13 years | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 9.19 years | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 8.74 years | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 8.66 years | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 8.37 years | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 8.18 years | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 8.37 years | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 9.95 years | +19.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.99 years | 5.91 years | 6.06 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 8.03 years | 6.09 years | 9.57 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 8.73 years | 8.18 years | 9.2 years | 8 |
| 2020s | 9.95 years | 9.95 years | 9.95 years | 1 |
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More education data for Zambia
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0497 % change on previous year (2014)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Zambia?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Zambia was 9.95 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 9.95 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.91 years in 1999.
- How does Zambia rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female?
- Zambia ranks 43rd out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release