Mean age of public paid employees, by industry: Education in Ethiopia

Ethiopia: Mean age of public paid employees, by industry: Education was 34.34 in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
34.34
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
27th
of 27 countries
All-time high
37.22
in 2004
All-time low
31.19
in 2005
Years of data
12
2003–2016

Mean age of public paid employees, by industry: Education in Ethiopia, 2003–2016

0102030402003200920162003: 36.82004: 37.22005: 31.22006: 36.22009: 352010: 34.52011: 34.62012: 342013: 31.82014: 34.42015: 34.32016: 34.3

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for mean age of public paid employees, by industry: education in Ethiopia is 34.34, measured in 2016.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mean age of public paid employees, by industry: education in Ethiopia peaked at 37.22 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 31.19, in 2005.

Ethiopia ranks 27th of 27 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.

Mean age of public paid employees, by industry: Education in Ethiopia, year by year

Annual values for Mean age of public paid employees, by industry: Education in Ethiopia, 2003 to 2016.
Year Value Change
2003 36.85
2004 37.22 +1.0%
2005 31.19 -16.2%
2006 36.15 +15.9%
2009 34.95 -3.3%
2010 34.54 -1.2%
2011 34.61 +0.2%
2012 33.99 -1.8%
2013 31.75 -6.6%
2014 34.39 +8.3%
2015 34.28 -0.3%
2016 34.34 +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 35.27 31.19 37.22 5
2010s 33.98 31.75 34.61 7

Countries ranked near Ethiopia

  1. 24 Zambia 37.99 compare
  2. 25 Guatemala 37.98 compare
  3. 26 Russian Federation 37.01 compare

See the full ranking of 27 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is mean age of public paid employees, by industry: education in Ethiopia?
Mean age of public paid employees, by industry: education in Ethiopia was 34.34 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest mean age of public paid employees, by industry: education recorded in Ethiopia?
The highest recorded value was 37.22 in 2004.
What is the lowest mean age of public paid employees, by industry: education recorded in Ethiopia?
The lowest recorded value was 31.19 in 2005.
How does Ethiopia rank for mean age of public paid employees, by industry: education?
Ethiopia ranks 27th out of 27 countries with data for 2016.
Is mean age of public paid employees, by industry: education rising or falling in Ethiopia?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Mean age of public paid employees, by industry: Education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Mean age of public paid employees, by industry: Education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
27 places, 299 data points, 2000–2021
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