School life expectancy, secondary, male in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: School life expectancy, secondary, male 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.
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
- 199 Malawi 2.27 years compare
- 200 Syrian Arab Republic 2.16 years compare
- 201 Sudan 2.12 years compare
- 203 Mozambique 2.07 years compare
- 204 Burkina Faso 1.98 years compare
- 205 Chad 1.95 years compare
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, 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