School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Zambia
Zambia: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female was 11.51 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Zambia, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Zambia is 11.51 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Zambia peaked at 11.51 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.71 years, in 1970.
That places Zambia 111th out of 208 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Zambia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5.71 years | — |
| 1972 | 6.07 years | +6.3% |
| 1974 | 6.27 years | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 6.52 years | +4.1% |
| 1980 | 6.61 years | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 6.6 years | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 6.67 years | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 7.34 years | +10.0% |
| 1988 | 7.24 years | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 11.51 years | +58.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.14 years | 5.71 years | 6.52 years | 4 |
| 1980s | 6.89 years | 6.6 years | 7.34 years | 5 |
| 2020s | 11.51 years | 11.51 years | 11.51 years | 1 |
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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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 115.55 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 115.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Zambia?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Zambia was 11.51 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 11.51 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.71 years in 1970.
- How does Zambia rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female?
- Zambia ranks 111th 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release