School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Zambia
Zambia: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male was 8.28 years in 2017. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Zambia, 1998–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 8.28 years for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and down 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Zambia peaked at 10.15 years in 2008 and was at its lowest, 6.48 years, in 1999.
Zambia ranks 141st of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.53 years | 6.48 years | 6.58 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 8.62 years | 6.66 years | 10.15 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 8.76 years | 8.08 years | 9.44 years | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Zambia?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Zambia was 8.28 years in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 10.15 years in 2008.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.48 years in 1999.
- How does Zambia rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male?
- Zambia ranks 141st out of 188 countries with data for 2017.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.8%. 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, male (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 levels 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.