Ethiopia vs GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes

Ethiopia
7.74 years
in 2015
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
8.65 years
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
196th
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank
197th

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

  • Ethiopia
  • GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
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How they compare

GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 currently reports 8.65 years against 7.74 years in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.91 years.

That makes GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.

Across all 30 years both countries report, GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 196th and GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 197th of 213 countries.

GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 Difference Ahead
1970s 1.26 years 3.86 years 2.6 years GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
1980s 3.28 years 5.73 years 2.44 years GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
1990s 2.69 years 5.54 years 2.85 years GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
2000s 5.94 years 7.18 years 1.24 years GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
2010s 7.63 years 8.28 years 0.6525 years GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes, Ethiopia or GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, at 8.65 years against 7.74 years in Ethiopia as of 2024.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes between Ethiopia and GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
0.91 years, with GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
30 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2015.
How do Ethiopia and GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes?
Ethiopia ranks 196th and GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 197th of 213 countries.
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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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