School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: School life expectancy, tertiary, female was 0.2632 years in 2014. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Ethiopia, 1971–2014
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Ethiopia is 0.2632 years, measured in 2014. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 303.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Ethiopia peaked at 0.2632 years in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0014 years, in 1971.
Ethiopia ranks 159th of 177 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0014 years | — |
| 1972 | 0.0014 years | +3.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0021 years | +50.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0058 years | +173.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0084 years | +44.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0066 years | -21.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0065 years | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0055 years | -15.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0144 years | +160.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0143 years | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0138 years | -3.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0149 years | +7.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0153 years | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0147 years | -3.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0137 years | -7.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0138 years | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0135 years | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0167 years | +23.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0164 years | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0178 years | +8.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0257 years | +44.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0314 years | +22.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0434 years | +38.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0579 years | +33.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0651 years | +12.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0682 years | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0861 years | +26.3% |
| 2009 | 0.1645 years | +91.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2247 years | +36.6% |
| 2011 | 0.2393 years | +6.5% |
| 2012 | 0.2605 years | +8.9% |
| 2014 | 0.2632 years | +1.0% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 0.2632 years is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.2366 years, 1.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 0.2632 years is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.381 years, 69% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, tertiary, female 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | +173.2% | 0.0021 years | 0.0058 years |
| 1986 | +160.2% | 0.0055 years | 0.0144 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0027 years | 0.0014 years | 0.0058 years | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.0105 years | 0.0055 years | 0.0149 years | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.0152 years | 0.0135 years | 0.0178 years | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.0678 years | 0.0257 years | 0.1645 years | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.2469 years | 0.2247 years | 0.2632 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 156 Gabon 0.3062 years compare
- 157 Madagascar 0.2831 years compare
- 158 Burkina Faso 0.2818 years compare
- 160 Afghanistan 0.2452 years compare
- 161 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.2366 years compare
- 162 Djibouti 0.2284 years compare
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, tertiary, female in Ethiopia?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Ethiopia was 0.2632 years in 2014, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2632 years in 2014.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0014 years in 1971.
- How does Ethiopia rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, female?
- Ethiopia ranks 159th out of 177 countries with data for 2014.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, female rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 303.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.