School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Zambia
Zambia: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index was 0.8654 GPI in 1988. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Zambia, 1970–1988
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 1988, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Zambia stood at 0.8654 GPI. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Zambia peaked at 0.8654 GPI in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0.7689 GPI, in 1972.
Zambia ranks 179th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Zambia, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.7714 GPI | — |
| 1972 | 0.7689 GPI | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.796 GPI | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 0.8299 GPI | +4.3% |
| 1980 | 0.8342 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.8459 GPI | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 0.8454 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.861 GPI | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 0.8654 GPI | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7915 GPI | 0.7689 GPI | 0.8299 GPI | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.8504 GPI | 0.8342 GPI | 0.8654 GPI | 5 |
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More education data for Zambia
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Zambia?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Zambia was 0.8654 GPI in 1988, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8654 GPI in 1988.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7689 GPI in 1972.
- How does Zambia rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index?
- Zambia ranks 179th out of 193 countries with data for 1988.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. 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 secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.