School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male (years) (life) in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male (years) (life) was 8.03 years in 2015. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Ethiopia, 1971–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Ethiopia is 8.03 years, measured in 2015.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Ethiopia peaked at 8.15 years in 2008 and was at its lowest, 1.63 years, in 1971.
That places Ethiopia 190th out of 208 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male (years) (life) in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 1.63 years | — |
| 1972 | 1.71 years | +4.9% |
| 1974 | 1.93 years | +12.6% |
| 1984 | 3.95 years | +104.8% |
| 1991 | 3.25 years | -17.6% |
| 1992 | 2.58 years | -20.7% |
| 1993 | 2.27 years | -12.0% |
| 1994 | 2.72 years | +19.9% |
| 1995 | 3.1 years | +13.8% |
| 1996 | 3.67 years | +18.5% |
| 1999 | 4.85 years | +32.1% |
| 2000 | 5.1 years | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 5.6 years | +9.9% |
| 2002 | 5.88 years | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 5.97 years | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 6.17 years | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 6.88 years | +11.5% |
| 2006 | 7.34 years | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 7.84 years | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 8.15 years | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 7.95 years | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 7.88 years | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 7.95 years | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 7.95 years | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 8.03 years | +1.0% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 8.03 years is above the median for low income countries, which is 8 years, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 8.03 years is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 10.17 years, 79% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male (years) (life) 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 | +104.8% | 1.93 years | 3.95 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.76 years | 1.63 years | 1.93 years | 3 |
| 1980s | 3.95 years | 3.95 years | 3.95 years | 1 |
| 1990s | 3.21 years | 2.27 years | 4.85 years | 7 |
| 2000s | 6.69 years | 5.1 years | 8.15 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.95 years | 7.88 years | 8.03 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More education data for Ethiopia
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1206 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Ethiopia?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Ethiopia was 8.03 years in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.15 years in 2008.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.63 years in 1971.
- How does Ethiopia rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male?
- Ethiopia ranks 190th out of 208 countries with data for 2015.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. 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 secondary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release