School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female (years) (School) in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female (years) (School) was 7.86 years in 2015. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Ethiopia, 1971–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 7.86 years for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in 2015. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 40.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Ethiopia peaked at 7.86 years in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.6804 years, in 1971.
Ethiopia ranks 175th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female (years) (School) in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.6804 years | — |
| 1972 | 0.7296 years | +7.2% |
| 1974 | 0.8431 years | +15.6% |
| 1984 | 2.39 years | +183.9% |
| 1991 | 2.24 years | -6.4% |
| 1992 | 1.95 years | -13.2% |
| 1993 | 1.68 years | -13.8% |
| 1994 | 1.8 years | +7.5% |
| 1995 | 1.92 years | +6.3% |
| 1996 | 2.14 years | +11.8% |
| 1999 | 2.94 years | +37.0% |
| 2000 | 3.34 years | +13.6% |
| 2001 | 3.86 years | +15.7% |
| 2002 | 4.18 years | +8.3% |
| 2003 | 4.31 years | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 4.7 years | +9.2% |
| 2005 | 5.59 years | +18.9% |
| 2006 | 6.2 years | +10.9% |
| 2007 | 6.79 years | +9.6% |
| 2008 | 7.28 years | +7.3% |
| 2009 | 7.34 years | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 7.35 years | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 7.55 years | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 7.66 years | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 7.86 years | +2.6% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 7.86 years is above the median for low income countries, which is 7.86 years, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 7.86 years is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.41 years, 84% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female (years) (School) in Ethiopia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +183.9% | 0.8431 years | 2.39 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.751 years | 0.6804 years | 0.8431 years | 3 |
| 1980s | 2.39 years | 2.39 years | 2.39 years | 1 |
| 1990s | 2.09 years | 1.68 years | 2.94 years | 7 |
| 2000s | 5.36 years | 3.34 years | 7.34 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.61 years | 7.35 years | 7.86 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More education data for Ethiopia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 74.92 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 77.54 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 272,545 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 900,151 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.16 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 5.03 million (2015)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 15.93 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.45 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Ethiopia?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Ethiopia was 7.86 years in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.86 years in 2015.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6804 years in 1971.
- How does Ethiopia rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female?
- Ethiopia ranks 175th out of 193 countries with data for 2015.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.