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

Ethiopia ranks 148th out of 188 countries with data for 2015.

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

Over the last ten years it is up 13.9%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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

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

Ethiopia: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male was 8.18 years in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)

8.18 years

Change on year

up 2.2%

World rank

148th

of 188 countries

All-time high

8.29 years

in 2008

All-time low

2.3 years

in 1994

Years of data

1994–2015

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

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

Ethiopia recorded 8.18 years for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in 2015.

That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 13.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Ethiopia peaked at 8.29 years in 2008 and was at its lowest, 2.3 years, in 1994.

That places Ethiopia 148th out of 188 countries with data for 2015, putting it 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	3.23 years	2.3 years	4.63 years	5
2000s	6.79 years	4.94 years	8.29 years	10
2010s	7.98 years	7.86 years	8.18 years	5

Countries ranked near Ethiopia

145 Laos 8.22 years compare
146 Tuvalu 8.21 years compare
147 Austria 8.2 years compare
149 Brunei 8.17 years compare
150 Yemen 8.15 years compare
151 Armenia 8.14 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Ethiopia?: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Ethiopia was 8.18 years in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Ethiopia?: The highest recorded value was 8.29 years in 2008.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Ethiopia?: The lowest recorded value was 2.3 years in 1994.
How does Ethiopia rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male?: Ethiopia ranks 148th out of 188 countries with data for 2015.
Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male rising or falling in Ethiopia?: Over the last ten years it is up 13.9%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male (years)
Unit: years
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 233 places, 4,493 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.