School life expectancy, secondary, female in Zambia
Zambia: School life expectancy, secondary, female was 0.7328 years in 1988. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, female in Zambia, 1970–1988
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 0.7328 years for school life expectancy, secondary, female in 1988. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 36.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, female in Zambia peaked at 0.7328 years in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0.4124 years, in 1970.
That places Zambia 193rd out of 195 countries with data for 1988, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4622 years | 0.4124 years | 0.5356 years | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.6242 years | 0.5468 years | 0.7328 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 190 Uganda 1.34 years compare
- 191 Chad 1.02 years compare
- 192 Central African Republic 0.9728 years compare
- 194 Guinea-Bissau 0.6982 years compare
- 195 Somalia 0.2244 years compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, female in Zambia?
- School life expectancy, secondary, female in Zambia was 0.7328 years in 1988, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7328 years in 1988.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4124 years in 1970.
- How does Zambia rank for school life expectancy, secondary, female?
- Zambia ranks 193rd out of 195 countries with data for 1988.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, female rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.8%. 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, secondary, female (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 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.