School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Zambia

Zambia: School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.7533 GPIA in 2012. ▲ Rising

Latest (2012)
0.7533 GPIA
Change on year
up 99.0%
World rank
164th
of 191 countries
All-time high
0.7533 GPIA
in 2012
All-time low
0.1549 GPIA
in 1975
Years of data
12
1970–2012

School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Zambia, 1970–2012

0.20.40.60.81970199120121970: 0.176 GPIA1974: 0.296 GPIA1975: 0.155 GPIA1979: 0.291 GPIA1981: 0.252 GPIA1982: 0.269 GPIA1988: 0.365 GPIA1989: 0.38 GPIA1998: 0.447 GPIA1999: 0.448 GPIA2011: 0.379 GPIA2012: 0.753 GPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.

Analysis

Zambia recorded 0.7533 GPIA for school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in 2012. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 99.0% on the previous year and up 68.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Zambia peaked at 0.7533 GPIA in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.1549 GPIA, in 1975.

That places Zambia 164th out of 191 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.2295 GPIA 0.1549 GPIA 0.2959 GPIA 4
1980s 0.3166 GPIA 0.2519 GPIA 0.3801 GPIA 4
1990s 0.4475 GPIA 0.4471 GPIA 0.4479 GPIA 2
2010s 0.566 GPIA 0.3786 GPIA 0.7533 GPIA 2

Countries ranked near Zambia

  1. 161 Kenya 0.7696 GPIA compare
  2. 162 Uganda 0.7671 GPIA compare
  3. 163 Rwanda 0.7646 GPIA compare
  4. 165 Fiji 0.753 GPIA compare
  5. 166 Malawi 0.7387 GPIA compare
  6. 167 Eritrea 0.7043 GPIA compare

See the full ranking of 412 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Zambia?
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Zambia was 0.7533 GPIA in 2012, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Zambia?
The highest recorded value was 0.7533 GPIA in 2012.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Zambia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1549 GPIA in 1975.
How does Zambia rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index?
Zambia ranks 164th out of 191 countries with data for 2012.
Is school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Zambia?
Over the last ten years it is up 68.2%. 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, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
412 places, 14,075 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release