School life expectancy, primary … secondary adjusted GPIA gender in Zambia
Zambia: School life expectancy, primary … secondary adjusted GPIA gender was 1.05 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Zambia, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Zambia is 1.05 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Zambia peaked at 1.05 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.758 GPIA, in 1972.
Zambia ranks 23rd of 208 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary … secondary adjusted GPIA gender in Zambia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.7604 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 0.758 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.7819 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 0.8126 GPIA | +3.9% |
| 1980 | 0.8166 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.8285 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 0.8281 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.8416 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 0.8446 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 1.05 GPIA | +24.4% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 1.05 GPIA is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9941 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 1.05 GPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.988 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7782 GPIA | 0.758 GPIA | 0.8126 GPIA | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.8319 GPIA | 0.8166 GPIA | 0.8446 GPIA | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.05 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
More education data for Zambia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 42,585 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 169,961 (2013)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.39 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.49 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.55 % change on previous year (2017)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.2106 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.49 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Zambia?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Zambia was 1.05 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.758 GPIA in 1972.
- How does Zambia rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity?
- Zambia ranks 23rd out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release