School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male 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 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% |
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
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0498 % change on previous year (2012)
- 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)
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