School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Zambia
Zambia: School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index was 1.07 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Zambia, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Zambia is 1.07 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Zambia peaked at 1.07 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.4782 GPIA, in 1970.
That places Zambia 47th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Zambia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.4782 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 0.4889 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 0.4924 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 0.5249 GPIA | +6.6% |
| 1980 | 0.5319 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 0.5452 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 0.5413 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.5869 GPIA | +8.4% |
| 1988 | 0.5839 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 1.07 GPIA | +83.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4961 GPIA | 0.4782 GPIA | 0.5249 GPIA | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.5578 GPIA | 0.5319 GPIA | 0.5869 GPIA | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.07 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 1 |
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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, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Zambia?
- School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Zambia was 1.07 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.07 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4782 GPIA in 1970.
- How does Zambia rank for school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Zambia ranks 47th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release