School life expectancy, primary, male in Zambia
Zambia: School life expectancy, primary, male was 8.03 years in 2024. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary, male in Zambia, 1970β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary, male in Zambia stood at 8.03 years.
That represents a change of up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, male in Zambia peaked at 8.73 years in 2008 and was at its lowest, 6.04 years, in 2001.
That places Zambia 10th out of 212 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 6.99 years | 6.69 years | 7.19 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.22 years | 6.96 years | 7.49 years | 8 |
| 1990s | 6.38 years | 6.12 years | 6.72 years | 5 |
| 2000s | 7.65 years | 6.04 years | 8.73 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 7.62 years | 6.97 years | 8.19 years | 8 |
| 2020s | 8.03 years | 8.03 years | 8.03 years | 1 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 7 American Samoa 7.1 years compare
- 7 Eswatini 8.43 years compare
- 8 Malawi 8.3 years compare
- 9 Antigua and Barbuda 8.13 years compare
- 13 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 7.91 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, male in Zambia?
- School life expectancy, primary, male in Zambia was 8.03 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.73 years in 2008.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.04 years in 2001.
- How does Zambia rank for school life expectancy, primary, male?
- Zambia ranks 10th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, male rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release