School life expectancy, primary and lower … lower GPI gender parity in Zambia
Zambia: School life expectancy, primary and lower … lower GPI gender parity was 1.01 GPI in 2017. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Zambia, 1998–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2017, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Zambia stood at 1.01 GPI. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Zambia peaked at 1.01 GPI in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.9003 GPI, in 1999.
Zambia ranks 43rd of 188 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and lower … lower GPI gender parity in Zambia, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.9076 GPI | — |
| 1999 | 0.9003 GPI | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.9045 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.9044 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.9032 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9178 GPI | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.9177 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.9434 GPI | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 0.9371 GPI | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.9403 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.9502 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9751 GPI | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 0.9547 GPI | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9795 GPI | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.9791 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9929 GPI | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.9937 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.01 GPI | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 1.01 GPI | +0.0% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 1.01 GPI is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1 GPI, 1.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 1.01 GPI is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.982 GPI, 1.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.904 GPI | 0.9003 GPI | 0.9076 GPI | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.9243 GPI | 0.9032 GPI | 0.9502 GPI | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9866 GPI | 0.9547 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 8 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 40 Sweden 1.01 GPI compare
- 41 Nicaragua 1.01 GPI compare
- 42 Kazakhstan 1.01 GPI compare
- 44 Equatorial Guinea 1.01 GPI compare
- 45 Solomon Islands 1.01 GPI compare
- 46 Azerbaijan 1.01 GPI compare
More reference data data for Zambia
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.0386 (2026)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.0941 (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies -0.018 (2026)
- Country level monthly temperature anomalies 0.3261 (2026)
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 18.94 (2026)
- Exchange rate, old LCU per USD extended forward, period average 18.94 (2026)
- Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average 18.94 (2026)
- Urban area long term, annual growth rate 3.69 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban area long term, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban area long term, per capita 0.0001 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Zambia?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Zambia was 1.01 GPI in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 GPI in 2017.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9003 GPI in 1999.
- How does Zambia rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity?
- Zambia ranks 43rd out of 188 countries with data for 2017.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. 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, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.