School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 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 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% |
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)
- 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)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 2.01 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 1.89 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 1.98 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.