School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Zambia
Zambia: School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes was 3 years in 2024. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Zambia, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Zambia is 3 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Zambia peaked at 3 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.6091 years, in 1970.
Zambia ranks 188th of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Zambia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.6091 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.6348 years | +4.2% |
| 1972 | 0.6616 years | +4.2% |
| 1973 | 0.6489 years | -1.9% |
| 1974 | 0.6787 years | +4.6% |
| 1975 | 0.719 years | +5.9% |
| 1976 | 0.7472 years | +3.9% |
| 1977 | 0.7696 years | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 0.7871 years | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 0.782 years | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.7912 years | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 0.7835 years | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 0.7971 years | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 0.9092 years | +14.1% |
| 1986 | 0.9721 years | +6.9% |
| 1987 | 0.9493 years | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 0.9869 years | +4.0% |
| 1990 | 1.03 years | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 1.02 years | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 3 years | +195.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7038 years | 0.6091 years | 0.7871 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8842 years | 0.7835 years | 0.9869 years | 7 |
| 1990s | 1.02 years | 1.02 years | 1.03 years | 2 |
| 2020s | 3 years | 3 years | 3 years | 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, both sexes in Zambia?
- School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Zambia was 3 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 3 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6091 years in 1970.
- How does Zambia rank for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes?
- Zambia ranks 188th out of 214 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, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release