School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Zambia
Zambia: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female was 7.3 years in 1988. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Zambia, 1970–1988
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 7.3 years for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in 1988. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Zambia peaked at 7.3 years in 1988 and was at its lowest, 5.72 years, in 1970.
Zambia ranks 170th of 179 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Zambia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5.72 years | — |
| 1974 | 6.29 years | +10.1% |
| 1979 | 6.56 years | +4.2% |
| 1981 | 6.63 years | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 6.7 years | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 7.3 years | +8.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.19 years | 5.72 years | 6.56 years | 3 |
| 1980s | 6.88 years | 6.63 years | 7.3 years | 3 |
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More education data for Zambia
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 14 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 115.55 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 115.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Zambia?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Zambia was 7.3 years in 1988, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.3 years in 1988.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.72 years in 1970.
- How does Zambia rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- Zambia ranks 170th out of 179 countries with data for 1988.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. 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 to tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release