Eritrea vs Ethiopia: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male

Eritrea
8.73 years
in 2015
Ethiopia
8.88 years
in 2012
Eritrea rank
167th
Ethiopia rank
165th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male over time

  • Eritrea
  • Ethiopia
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How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 8.88 years against 8.73 years in Eritrea, a difference of 0.15 years.

Across all 9 years both countries report, Eritrea has been ahead every year.

Eritrea ranks 167th and Ethiopia ranks 165th of 175 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea Ethiopia Difference Ahead
1990s 6.24 years 3.85 years 2.39 years Eritrea
2000s 8.31 years 6.57 years 1.74 years Eritrea
2010s 8.92 years 8.79 years 0.1275 years Eritrea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male, Eritrea or Ethiopia?
Ethiopia, at 8.88 years against 8.73 years in Eritrea as of 2012.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male between Eritrea and Ethiopia?
0.15 years, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Ethiopia?
9 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2010.
How do Eritrea and Ethiopia rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
Eritrea ranks 167th and Ethiopia ranks 165th 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, male (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (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.