School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Zambia
Zambia: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male was 10.93 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Zambia, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 10.93 years for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Zambia peaked at 10.93 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.51 years, in 1970.
That places Zambia 133rd 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, male in Zambia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 7.51 years | — |
| 1972 | 8.01 years | +6.6% |
| 1974 | 8.02 years | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 8.03 years | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 8.09 years | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 7.97 years | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 8.06 years | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 8.72 years | +8.2% |
| 1988 | 8.58 years | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 10.93 years | +27.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.89 years | 7.51 years | 8.03 years | 4 |
| 1980s | 8.28 years | 7.97 years | 8.72 years | 5 |
| 2020s | 10.93 years | 10.93 years | 10.93 years | 1 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 130 Saint Lucia 10.97 years compare
- 131 Papua New Guinea 10.96 years compare
- 132 Egypt 10.95 years compare
- 134 Kenya 10.93 years compare
- 135 Azerbaijan 10.88 years compare
- 136 Philippines 10.86 years compare
More education data for Zambia
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Zambia?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Zambia was 10.93 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 10.93 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.51 years in 1970.
- How does Zambia rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male?
- Zambia ranks 133rd 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release