School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Zambia
Zambia: School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) was 0.7533 GPIA in 2012. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Zambia, 1970–2012
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.
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Zambia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.1764 GPIA | — |
| 1974 | 0.2959 GPIA | +67.7% |
| 1975 | 0.1549 GPIA | -47.6% |
| 1979 | 0.2908 GPIA | +87.7% |
| 1981 | 0.2519 GPIA | -13.4% |
| 1982 | 0.2694 GPIA | +6.9% |
| 1988 | 0.3652 GPIA | +35.6% |
| 1989 | 0.3801 GPIA | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 0.4471 GPIA | +17.6% |
| 1999 | 0.4479 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.3786 GPIA | -15.5% |
| 2012 | 0.7533 GPIA | +99.0% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 0.7533 GPIA is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.03 GPIA, 73% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 0.7533 GPIA is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7817 GPIA, 96% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More education data for Zambia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 42,585 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 169,961 (2013)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.39 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.49 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.55 % change on previous year (2017)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.2106 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.49 million (2024)
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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release