How does Ethiopia rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female?

Ethiopia ranks 166th out of 188 countries with data for 2015.

Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in Ethiopia?

Over the last ten years it is up 36.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Ethiopia

Name: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Ethiopia
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Ethiopia: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female was 7.5 years in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)

7.5 years

Change on year

up 1.3%

World rank

166th

of 188 countries

All-time high

7.5 years

in 2015

All-time low

1.49 years

in 1994

Years of data

1994–2015

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Ethiopia, 1994–2015

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Ethiopia is 7.5 years, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 36.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Ethiopia peaked at 7.5 years in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1.49 years, in 1994.

Ethiopia ranks 166th 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	1.96 years	1.49 years	2.84 years	5
2000s	5.21 years	3.22 years	7.1 years	10
2010s	7.3 years	7.07 years	7.5 years	5

Countries ranked near Ethiopia

163 Jamaica 7.65 years compare
164 Senegal 7.62 years compare
165 Puerto Rico 7.53 years compare
167 India 7.48 years compare
168 Micronesia (country) 7.46 years compare
169 Democratic Republic of Congo 7.41 years compare

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More reference data data for Ethiopia

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Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.2 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 120.35 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 32,275 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied to 583.22 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 1,979 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop re 89.09 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural Soil 31,894 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0.3362 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on Pa 26,750 (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Ethiopia?: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Ethiopia was 7.5 years in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Ethiopia?: The highest recorded value was 7.5 years in 2015.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Ethiopia?: The lowest recorded value was 1.49 years in 1994.
How does Ethiopia rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female?: Ethiopia ranks 166th out of 188 countries with data for 2015.
Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in Ethiopia?: Over the last ten years it is up 36.9%. 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female (years)
Unit: years
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 233 places, 4,492 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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.