ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) vs Ethiopia: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes

ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
8.58 years
in 2024
Ethiopia
7.74 years
in 2015
ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) rank
198th
Ethiopia rank
196th

School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes over time

  • ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
  • Ethiopia
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How they compare

ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) currently reports 8.58 years against 7.74 years in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.84 years.

That makes ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)'s figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.

Across all 30 years both countries report, ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) has been ahead every year.

ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) ranks 198th and Ethiopia ranks 196th of 221 groups.

ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) Ethiopia Difference Ahead
1970s 5.17 years 1.26 years 3.91 years ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
1980s 6.83 years 3.28 years 3.54 years ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
1990s 6.33 years 2.69 years 3.64 years ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
2000s 7.26 years 5.94 years 1.32 years ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
2010s 8.84 years 7.63 years 1.21 years ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes, ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) or Ethiopia?
ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101), at 8.58 years against 7.74 years in Ethiopia as of 2024.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes between ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) and Ethiopia?
0.84 years, with ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) and Ethiopia?
30 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2015.
How do ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) and Ethiopia rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes?
ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) ranks 198th and Ethiopia ranks 196th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes (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 secondary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
434 places, 16,437 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release