Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male, Ethiopia or Tanzania, United Republic of?

Tanzania, United Republic of, at 9.03 years against 8.88 years in Ethiopia as of 2019.

What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male between Ethiopia and Tanzania, United Republic of?

0.15 years, with Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Tanzania, United Republic of?

8 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2010.

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.

Ethiopia vs Tanzania, United Republic of: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male

Ethiopia

8.88 years

in 2012

Tanzania, United Republic of

9.03 years

in 2019

Ethiopia rank

165th

Tanzania, United Republic of rank

163rd

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male over time

Ethiopia
Tanzania, United Republic of

How they compare

Tanzania, United Republic of currently reports 9.03 years against 8.88 years in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.15 years.

Across all 8 years both countries report, Tanzania, United Republic of has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 165th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 163rd of 175 countries.

Tanzania, United Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ethiopia	Tanzania, United Republic of	Difference	Ahead
1970s	1.73 years	3.51 years	1.79 years	Tanzania, United Republic of
1990s	3.17 years	5.62 years	2.46 years	Tanzania, United Republic of
2010s	8.79 years	9.43 years	0.6402 years	Tanzania, United Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male, Ethiopia or Tanzania, United Republic of?: Tanzania, United Republic of, at 9.03 years against 8.88 years in Ethiopia as of 2019.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male between Ethiopia and Tanzania, United Republic of?: 0.15 years, with Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Tanzania, United Republic of?: 8 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2010.
How do Ethiopia and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?: Ethiopia ranks 165th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 163rd 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: 04 September 2026

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.