OECD members vs Zambia: School life expectancy, primary, female
School life expectancy, primary, female over time
- OECD members
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 7.13 years against 5.72 years in OECD members, a difference of 1.41 years.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.2 times OECD members's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1970 it was OECD members ahead.
OECD members ranks 27th and Zambia ranks 26th of 45 groups.
Across the 5 decades both report, OECD members averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | OECD members | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.57 years | 5.77 years | 0.1944 years | Zambia |
| 1980s | 5.81 years | 6.35 years | 0.5364 years | Zambia |
| 1990s | 5.81 years | 5.62 years | 0.1861 years | OECD members |
| 2000s | 5.86 years | 7.05 years | 1.19 years | Zambia |
| 2010s | 5.8 years | 7.41 years | 1.61 years | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary, female, OECD members or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 7.13 years against 5.72 years in OECD members as of 2017.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, female between OECD members and Zambia?
- 1.41 years, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for OECD members and Zambia?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2017.
- How do OECD members and Zambia rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, female?
- OECD members ranks 27th and Zambia ranks 26th of 45 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary, female (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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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.