School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 7.84 years in 2015. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Ethiopia, 1994β2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Ethiopia is 7.84 years, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 23.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Ethiopia peaked at 7.84 years in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1.9 years, in 1994.
Ethiopia ranks 161st of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.6 years | 1.9 years | 3.74 years | 5 |
| 2000s | 6 years | 4.09 years | 7.69 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.65 years | 7.47 years | 7.84 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More reference data data for Ethiopia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6564 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 20.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 25.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 25.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 100.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 121.79 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 7.47 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Ethiopia?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Ethiopia was 7.84 years in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.84 years in 2015.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9 years in 1994.
- How does Ethiopia rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- Ethiopia ranks 161st out of 188 countries with data for 2015.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified levels of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.