School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Zambia
Zambia: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female was 7.27 years in 1988. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Zambia, 1970–1988
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More gender data for Zambia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 9,719 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.61 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 340,219 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 341,639 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 331,557 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 332,331 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 324,712 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 325,021 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 318,536 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 318,579 (2025)
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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About this data
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.