Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Zambia
Zambia: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index was 1.04 index in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Zambia, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
In 2024, primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Zambia stood at 1.04 index. That is the highest value across all 41 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Zambia peaked at 1.04 index in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.7916 index, in 1972.
Zambia ranks 12th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Zambia, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.7953 index | — |
| 1971 | 0.808 index | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 0.7916 index | -2.0% |
| 1973 | 0.8147 index | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 0.819 index | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 0.8263 index | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 0.8212 index | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 0.8362 index | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 0.848 index | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 0.8549 index | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 0.8584 index | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 0.8698 index | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 0.8704 index | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.8707 index | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.8679 index | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.8845 index | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 0.8833 index | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.889 index | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.8935 index | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.8951 index | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.8962 index | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.8938 index | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.8887 index | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.8982 index | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.9003 index | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.8973 index | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.92 index | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 0.9174 index | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.9462 index | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 0.9364 index | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9456 index | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9575 index | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.9827 index | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 0.9637 index | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.9787 index | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.9778 index | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9832 index | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.9826 index | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9992 index | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.997 index | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 1.04 index | +4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8215 index | 0.7916 index | 0.8549 index | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8743 index | 0.8584 index | 0.889 index | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.8934 index | 0.8887 index | 0.8962 index | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.9243 index | 0.8973 index | 0.9575 index | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9831 index | 0.9637 index | 0.9992 index | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.04 index | 1.04 index | 1.04 index | 1 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 9 Tanzania, United Republic of 1.06 index compare
- 10 Cook Islands 1.05 index compare
- 11 Sierra Leone 1.05 index compare
- 13 Naoero 1.04 index compare
- 14 Madagascar 1.04 index compare
- 15 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 1.04 index compare
More health data for Zambia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.09 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7971 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 809.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 8,894 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2049 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 1.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2048 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Zambia?
- Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Zambia was 1.04 index in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 index in 2024.
- What is the lowest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7916 index in 1972.
- How does Zambia rank for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Zambia ranks 12th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.