School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Zambia
Zambia: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index was 0.8565 GPI in 1988. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Zambia, 1970–1988
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 0.8565 GPI for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in 1988. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Zambia peaked at 0.8565 GPI in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0.7688 GPI, in 1970.
Zambia ranks 159th of 175 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Zambia, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.7688 GPI | — |
| 1974 | 0.7906 GPI | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 0.8226 GPI | +4.0% |
| 1981 | 0.838 GPI | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 0.8377 GPI | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.8565 GPI | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.794 GPI | 0.7688 GPI | 0.8226 GPI | 3 |
| 1980s | 0.8441 GPI | 0.8377 GPI | 0.8565 GPI | 3 |
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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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Zambia?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Zambia was 0.8565 GPI in 1988, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8565 GPI in 1988.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7688 GPI in 1970.
- How does Zambia rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index?
- Zambia ranks 159th out of 175 countries with data for 1988.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. 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, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.