School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Zambia
Zambia: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes was 0.1981 years in 2012. β² Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Zambia, 1970β2012
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Zambia is 0.1981 years, measured in 2012.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 66.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Zambia peaked at 0.1995 years in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0196 years, in 1970.
Zambia ranks 188th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0717 years | 0.0196 years | 0.0993 years | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.0891 years | 0.0713 years | 0.1124 years | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.1144 years | 0.1042 years | 0.12 years | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.1988 years | 0.1981 years | 0.1995 years | 2 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
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)
- School enrollment, primary 115.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0055 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Zambia?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Zambia was 0.1981 years in 2012, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1995 years in 2011.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0196 years in 1970.
- How does Zambia rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
- Zambia ranks 188th out of 194 countries with data for 2012.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.3%. 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, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release