School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female was 6.75 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Ethiopia, 1994–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Ethiopia is 6.75 years, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Ethiopia peaked at 7.42 years in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.57 years, in 1994.
Ethiopia ranks 181st of 200 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 1.57 years | — |
| 1995 | 1.71 years | +8.9% |
| 1996 | 1.95 years | +14.2% |
| 1997 | 2.09 years | +7.5% |
| 1999 | 2.9 years | +38.6% |
| 2000 | 3.24 years | +11.5% |
| 2001 | 3.62 years | +11.8% |
| 2002 | 3.89 years | +7.5% |
| 2003 | 4.05 years | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 4.39 years | +8.4% |
| 2005 | 5.22 years | +18.9% |
| 2006 | 5.81 years | +11.3% |
| 2007 | 6.33 years | +9.1% |
| 2008 | 6.8 years | +7.3% |
| 2009 | 6.84 years | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 6.82 years | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 7 years | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 7.02 years | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 7.05 years | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 7.11 years | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 7.42 years | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 6.65 years | -10.5% |
| 2022 | 6.75 years | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 6.75 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.04 years | 1.57 years | 2.9 years | 5 |
| 2000s | 5.02 years | 3.24 years | 6.84 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.07 years | 6.82 years | 7.42 years | 6 |
| 2020s | 6.72 years | 6.65 years | 6.75 years | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More education data for Ethiopia
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 338,716 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 57.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 38.8% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 84.42 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 84.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Ethiopia?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Ethiopia was 6.75 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.42 years in 2017.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.57 years in 1994.
- How does Ethiopia rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female?
- Ethiopia ranks 181st out of 200 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release