School life expectancy, secondary, male (years) (life male years) in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: School life expectancy, secondary, male (years) (life male years) was 2.09 years in 2015. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, male in Ethiopia, 1971–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, secondary, male in Ethiopia is 2.09 years, measured in 2015.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.2% on the previous year and up 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, male in Ethiopia peaked at 2.27 years in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.3744 years, in 1971.
That places Ethiopia 202nd out of 213 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, secondary, male (years) (life male years) in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.3744 years | — |
| 1972 | 0.3986 years | +6.5% |
| 1974 | 0.4621 years | +15.9% |
| 1984 | 0.9011 years | +95.0% |
| 1991 | 0.9507 years | +5.5% |
| 1992 | 0.7875 years | -17.2% |
| 1993 | 0.6841 years | -13.1% |
| 1994 | 0.6703 years | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.6954 years | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 0.7478 years | +7.5% |
| 1999 | 0.9465 years | +26.6% |
| 2000 | 1.06 years | +11.8% |
| 2001 | 1.25 years | +18.0% |
| 2002 | 1.41 years | +12.8% |
| 2003 | 1.48 years | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 1.63 years | +10.4% |
| 2005 | 1.79 years | +9.9% |
| 2006 | 2.05 years | +14.7% |
| 2007 | 2.21 years | +7.7% |
| 2008 | 2.22 years | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 2.18 years | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 2.21 years | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 2.18 years | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 2.27 years | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 2.09 years | -8.2% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 2.09 years is below the median for low income countries, which is 2.16 years, 97% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 2.09 years is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.29 years, 63% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, secondary, male (years) (life male years) 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 | +95.0% | 0.4621 years | 0.9011 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4117 years | 0.3744 years | 0.4621 years | 3 |
| 1980s | 0.9011 years | 0.9011 years | 0.9011 years | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.7832 years | 0.6703 years | 0.9507 years | 7 |
| 2000s | 1.73 years | 1.06 years | 2.22 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.19 years | 2.09 years | 2.27 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, secondary, male in Ethiopia?
- School life expectancy, secondary, male in Ethiopia was 2.09 years in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.27 years in 2012.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3744 years in 1971.
- How does Ethiopia rank for school life expectancy, secondary, male?
- Ethiopia ranks 202nd out of 213 countries with data for 2015.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, male rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.5%. 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, secondary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release