School life expectancy, primary, female in Zambia
Zambia: School life expectancy, primary, female was 8.4 years in 2024. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary, female in Zambia, 1970β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, female in Zambia is 8.4 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 41 years on record.
The figure is up 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, female in Zambia peaked at 8.4 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.32 years, in 1970.
Zambia ranks 6th of 212 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.74 years | 5.32 years | 5.98 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.32 years | 6.05 years | 6.62 years | 8 |
| 1990s | 5.7 years | 5.44 years | 6 years | 5 |
| 2000s | 7.09 years | 5.44 years | 8.25 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 7.49 years | 6.97 years | 7.95 years | 8 |
| 2020s | 8.4 years | 8.4 years | 8.4 years | 1 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 3 Rwanda 9.07 years compare
- 4 Malawi 8.49 years compare
- 5 Namibia 8.48 years compare
- 7 Mozambique 8.31 years compare
- 7 South Africa 6.95 years compare
- 8 Saint Kitts and Nevis 8.28 years compare
- 9 Bhutan 8.07 years compare
More education data for Zambia
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 115.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 116,859 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 4.04 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 118.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, female in Zambia?
- School life expectancy, primary, female in Zambia was 8.4 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.4 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.32 years in 1970.
- How does Zambia rank for school life expectancy, primary, female?
- Zambia ranks 6th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, female rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release