School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 8.41 years in 2012. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Ethiopia, 1971–2012
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2012, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Ethiopia stood at 8.41 years. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 60.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Ethiopia peaked at 8.41 years in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1.14 years, in 1971.
That places Ethiopia 171st out of 183 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 1.14 years | — |
| 1972 | 1.21 years | +6.0% |
| 1973 | 1.26 years | +4.0% |
| 1974 | 1.37 years | +9.4% |
| 1984 | 3.2 years | +133.2% |
| 1986 | 3.04 years | -5.1% |
| 1987 | 3.43 years | +12.9% |
| 1988 | 3.55 years | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 3.44 years | -3.1% |
| 1991 | 2.77 years | -19.5% |
| 1994 | 2.27 years | -18.0% |
| 1995 | 2.5 years | +10.2% |
| 1996 | 2.88 years | +15.2% |
| 1999 | 3.93 years | +36.3% |
| 2000 | 4.31 years | +9.6% |
| 2001 | 4.87 years | +13.1% |
| 2002 | 5.24 years | +7.6% |
| 2003 | 5.44 years | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 5.79 years | +6.5% |
| 2005 | 6.61 years | +14.2% |
| 2008 | 8.13 years | +23.0% |
| 2009 | 8.13 years | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 8.19 years | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 8.33 years | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 8.41 years | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.24 years | 1.14 years | 1.37 years | 4 |
| 1980s | 3.33 years | 3.04 years | 3.55 years | 5 |
| 1990s | 2.87 years | 2.27 years | 3.93 years | 5 |
| 2000s | 6.07 years | 4.31 years | 8.13 years | 8 |
| 2010s | 8.31 years | 8.19 years | 8.41 years | 3 |
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 to tertiary, both sexes in Ethiopia?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Ethiopia was 8.41 years in 2012, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.41 years in 2012.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.14 years in 1971.
- How does Ethiopia rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- Ethiopia ranks 171st out of 183 countries with data for 2012.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.