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

Ethiopia
8.03 years
in 2015
WB: Sub-saharan Africa
8.96 years
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
190th
WB: Sub-saharan Africa rank
188th

School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male over time

  • Ethiopia
  • WB: Sub-saharan Africa
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How they compare

WB: Sub-saharan Africa currently reports 8.96 years against 8.03 years in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.93 years.

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

Across all 25 years both countries report, WB: Sub-saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 190th and WB: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 188th of 208 countries.

WB: Sub-saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia WB: Sub-saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 1.76 years 5.09 years 3.33 years WB: Sub-saharan Africa
1980s 3.95 years 7.23 years 3.29 years WB: Sub-saharan Africa
1990s 3.21 years 6.53 years 3.33 years WB: Sub-saharan Africa
2000s 6.69 years 7.96 years 1.28 years WB: Sub-saharan Africa
2010s 7.95 years 8.86 years 0.9096 years WB: Sub-saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male, Ethiopia or WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
WB: Sub-saharan Africa, at 8.96 years against 8.03 years in Ethiopia as of 2024.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male between Ethiopia and WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
0.93 years, with WB: Sub-saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
25 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2015.
How do Ethiopia and WB: Sub-saharan Africa rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male?
Ethiopia ranks 190th and WB: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 188th of 208 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and 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 secondary, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
429 places, 15,514 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release