School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Zambia
Zambia: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 7.53 years in 1990. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Zambia, 1970–1990
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 7.53 years for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in 1990.
That represents a change of down 4.5% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Zambia peaked at 8.07 years in 1986 and was at its lowest, 6.64 years, in 1970.
That places Zambia 175th out of 183 countries with data for 1990, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Zambia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 6.64 years | — |
| 1974 | 7.13 years | +7.3% |
| 1975 | 7.11 years | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 7.35 years | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 7.35 years | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 7.34 years | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 7.33 years | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 7.34 years | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 7.41 years | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 8.07 years | +8.9% |
| 1987 | 7.65 years | -5.3% |
| 1988 | 7.88 years | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 7.53 years | -4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.18 years | 6.64 years | 7.35 years | 7 |
| 1980s | 7.67 years | 7.34 years | 8.07 years | 5 |
| 1990s | 7.53 years | 7.53 years | 7.53 years | 1 |
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More education data for Zambia
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Zambia?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Zambia was 7.53 years in 1990, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.07 years in 1986.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.64 years in 1970.
- How does Zambia rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- Zambia ranks 175th out of 183 countries with data for 1990.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.