School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years) (male Data) in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years) (male Data) was 8.88 years in 2012. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Ethiopia, 1971–2012
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2012, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Ethiopia stood at 8.88 years.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 42.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Ethiopia peaked at 8.89 years in 2008 and was at its lowest, 1.6 years, in 1971.
Ethiopia ranks 165th of 175 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years) (male Data) in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 1.6 years | — |
| 1972 | 1.68 years | +5.5% |
| 1974 | 1.9 years | +13.0% |
| 1984 | 3.99 years | +109.7% |
| 1991 | 3.28 years | -17.7% |
| 1994 | 2.72 years | -17.1% |
| 1995 | 3.07 years | +12.8% |
| 1996 | 3.6 years | +17.4% |
| 1999 | 4.89 years | +35.9% |
| 2000 | 5.24 years | +7.1% |
| 2001 | 5.84 years | +11.4% |
| 2002 | 6.24 years | +6.9% |
| 2003 | 6.49 years | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 6.79 years | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 7.56 years | +11.3% |
| 2008 | 8.89 years | +17.6% |
| 2009 | 8.74 years | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 8.79 years | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 8.86 years | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 8.88 years | +0.2% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 8.88 years is below the median for low income countries, which is 9.76 years, 91% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 8.88 years is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 10.86 years, 82% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years) (male Data) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +109.7% | 1.9 years | 3.99 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.73 years | 1.6 years | 1.9 years | 3 |
| 1980s | 3.99 years | 3.99 years | 3.99 years | 1 |
| 1990s | 3.51 years | 2.72 years | 4.89 years | 5 |
| 2000s | 6.97 years | 5.24 years | 8.89 years | 8 |
| 2010s | 8.85 years | 8.79 years | 8.88 years | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More gender data for Ethiopia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 57,452 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.69 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 95,403 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 95,403 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.76 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 1.98 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 2.07 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 1.95 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 2.04 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 1.92 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Ethiopia?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Ethiopia was 8.88 years in 2012, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.89 years in 2008.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6 years in 1971.
- How does Ethiopia rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
- Ethiopia ranks 165th out of 175 countries with data for 2012.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.