School life expectancy, primary, male in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: School life expectancy, primary, male was 5.31 years in 2024. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary, male in Ethiopia, 1971β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, male in Ethiopia is 5.31 years, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, male in Ethiopia peaked at 7.15 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.26 years, in 1971.
That places Ethiopia 148th out of 212 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.58 years | 1.26 years | 2.04 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 3 years | 2.58 years | 3.25 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.68 years | 1.59 years | 4.12 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.96 years | 4.04 years | 5.93 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.89 years | 5.67 years | 6.39 years | 6 |
| 2020s | 5.88 years | 5.27 years | 7.15 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 145 Guadeloupe 5.35 years compare
- 147 Colombia 5.31 years compare
- 149 Montenegro 5.29 years compare
- 150 Algeria 5.29 years compare
- 151 Puerto Rico 5.27 years compare
More education data for Ethiopia
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 84.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 338,716 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 3.91 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 81.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, male in Ethiopia?
- School life expectancy, primary, male in Ethiopia was 5.31 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.15 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.26 years in 1971.
- How does Ethiopia rank for school life expectancy, primary, male?
- Ethiopia ranks 148th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, male rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release