School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male was 8.46 years in 2012. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Ethiopia, 1971–2012
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 8.46 years for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in 2012. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 40.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Ethiopia peaked at 8.46 years in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1.65 years, in 1971.
Ethiopia ranks 167th of 179 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 1.65 years | — |
| 1972 | 1.73 years | +5.0% |
| 1974 | 1.95 years | +12.7% |
| 1984 | 3.99 years | +104.5% |
| 1991 | 3.32 years | -16.8% |
| 1994 | 2.77 years | -16.4% |
| 1995 | 3.15 years | +13.7% |
| 1996 | 3.73 years | +18.2% |
| 1999 | 4.93 years | +32.3% |
| 2000 | 5.19 years | +5.3% |
| 2001 | 5.72 years | +10.2% |
| 2002 | 6.01 years | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 6.16 years | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 6.4 years | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 7.1 years | +11.0% |
| 2008 | 8.41 years | +18.5% |
| 2009 | 8.3 years | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 8.36 years | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 8.45 years | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 8.46 years | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.78 years | 1.65 years | 1.95 years | 3 |
| 1980s | 3.99 years | 3.99 years | 3.99 years | 1 |
| 1990s | 3.58 years | 2.77 years | 4.93 years | 5 |
| 2000s | 6.66 years | 5.19 years | 8.41 years | 8 |
| 2010s | 8.42 years | 8.36 years | 8.46 years | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More education data for Ethiopia
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 84.42 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 84.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Ethiopia?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Ethiopia was 8.46 years in 2012, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.46 years in 2012.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.65 years in 1971.
- How does Ethiopia rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
- Ethiopia ranks 167th out of 179 countries with data for 2012.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.8%. 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 to tertiary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release