School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Zambia

Zambia: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female was 7.27 years in 1988. ▲ Rising

Latest (1988)
7.27 years
World rank
169th
of 175 countries
All-time high
7.27 years
in 1988
All-time low
5.77 years
in 1970
Years of data
6
1970–1988

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Zambia, 1970–1988

024681970197919881970: 5.8 years1974: 6.3 years1979: 6.6 years1981: 6.7 years1982: 6.8 years1988: 7.3 years

Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.

Analysis

Zambia recorded 7.27 years for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in 1988. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

That represents a change of up 9.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Zambia peaked at 7.27 years in 1988 and was at its lowest, 5.77 years, in 1970.

That places Zambia 169th out of 175 countries with data for 1988, putting it in the bottom quarter.

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Zambia, year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) in Zambia, 1970 to 1988.
Year years Change
1970 5.77 years
1974 6.29 years +9.0%
1979 6.62 years +5.2%
1981 6.69 years +1.2%
1982 6.76 years +0.9%
1988 7.27 years +7.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 6.23 years 5.77 years 6.62 years 3
1980s 6.91 years 6.69 years 7.27 years 3

Countries ranked near Zambia

  1. 166 Pakistan 7.58 years compare
  2. 167 Sudan 7.35 years
  3. 168 Eritrea 7.32 years
  4. 170 Mali 6.8 years compare
  5. 171 Djibouti 6.45 years compare
  6. 172 Chad 5.88 years compare

See the full ranking of 220 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Zambia?
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Zambia was 7.27 years in 1988, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Zambia?
The highest recorded value was 7.27 years in 1988.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Zambia?
The lowest recorded value was 5.77 years in 1970.
How does Zambia rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
Zambia ranks 169th out of 175 countries with data for 1988.
Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in Zambia?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Zambia data come from?
The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
220 places, 6,052 data points, 1970–2019
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Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.