Sweden vs Zambia: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index
Sweden
1.06 index
in 2024
Zambia
1.04 index
in 2024
Sweden rank
8th
Zambia rank
12th
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Sweden
- Zambia
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 1.06 index against 1.04 index in Zambia, a difference of 0.02 index.
Across all 17 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Sweden ranks 8th and Zambia ranks 12th of 215 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 index | 0.9276 index | 0.0759 index | Sweden |
| 2010s | 1.02 index | 0.9831 index | 0.0362 index | Sweden |
| 2020s | 1.06 index | 1.04 index | 0.0192 index | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index, Sweden or Zambia?
- Sweden, at 1.06 index against 1.04 index in Zambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index between Sweden and Zambia?
- 0.02 index, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Zambia?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
- How do Sweden and Zambia rank globally for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Sweden ranks 8th and Zambia ranks 12th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equality in the expected number of years a child of school entrance age is likely to spend in primary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.