School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Zambia
Zambia: School life expectancy, tertiary, female was 0.1751 years in 2012. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Zambia, 1970–2012
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 0.1751 years for school life expectancy, tertiary, female in 2012. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 54.6% on the previous year and up 143.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Zambia peaked at 0.1751 years in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.006 years, in 1970.
Zambia ranks 166th of 177 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, tertiary, female in Zambia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.006 years | — |
| 1974 | 0.0266 years | +346.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0271 years | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0338 years | +24.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0284 years | -15.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0306 years | +7.7% |
| 1988 | 0.058 years | +89.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0564 years | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 0.073 years | +29.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0719 years | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.1133 years | +57.4% |
| 2012 | 0.1751 years | +54.6% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 0.1751 years is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.6764 years, 26% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 0.1751 years is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.381 years, 46% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0234 years | 0.006 years | 0.0338 years | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.0433 years | 0.0284 years | 0.058 years | 4 |
| 1990s | 0.0725 years | 0.0719 years | 0.073 years | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.1442 years | 0.1133 years | 0.1751 years | 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, female in Zambia?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Zambia was 0.1751 years in 2012, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1751 years in 2012.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.006 years in 1970.
- How does Zambia rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, female?
- Zambia ranks 166th out of 177 countries with data for 2012.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, female rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 143.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.