Ethiopia vs SDG: Sub-saharan Africa: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male

Ethiopia
7.1 years
in 2023
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
7.85 years
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
178th
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank
179th

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male over time

  • Ethiopia
  • SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
2468199420092024

How they compare

SDG: Sub-saharan Africa currently reports 7.85 years against 7.1 years in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.75 years.

That makes SDG: Sub-saharan Africa's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1997 it was SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 178th and SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 179th of 200 countries.

SDG: Sub-saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia SDG: Sub-saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 4.09 years 6.2 years 2.11 years SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
2000s 6.45 years 7.29 years 0.834 years SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
2010s 7.68 years 7.91 years 0.2336 years SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
2020s 7.13 years 7.82 years 0.6907 years SDG: Sub-saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male, Ethiopia or SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, at 7.85 years against 7.1 years in Ethiopia as of 2024.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male between Ethiopia and SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
0.75 years, with SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
21 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2023.
How do Ethiopia and SDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male?
Ethiopia ranks 178th and SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 179th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
421 places, 10,266 data points, 1985–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release