Ethiopia vs Nigeria: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female

Ethiopia
7.92 years
in 2012
Nigeria
8.18 years
in 2011
Ethiopia rank
162nd
Nigeria rank
161st

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 8.18 years against 7.92 years in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.26 years.

Across all 7 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 162nd and Nigeria ranks 161st of 175 countries.

Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Nigeria Difference Ahead
1990s 2.96 years 6.86 years 3.9 years Nigeria
2000s 4.42 years 7.57 years 3.15 years Nigeria
2010s 7.68 years 8.04 years 0.3539 years Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female, Ethiopia or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 8.18 years against 7.92 years in Ethiopia as of 2011.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female between Ethiopia and Nigeria?
0.26 years, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Nigeria?
7 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2011.
How do Ethiopia and Nigeria rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
Ethiopia ranks 162nd and Nigeria ranks 161st of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
220 places, 6,052 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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.