Burkina Faso vs French Polynesia: School life expectancy, primary, male

Burkina Faso
5.79 years
in 2019
French Polynesia
5.85 years
in 1996
Burkina Faso rank
133rd
French Polynesia rank
131st

School life expectancy, primary, male over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • French Polynesia
02468197119952019

How they compare

French Polynesia currently reports 5.85 years against 5.79 years in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.06 years.

Across all 14 years both countries report, French Polynesia has been ahead every year.

Burkina Faso ranks 133rd and French Polynesia ranks 131st of 197 countries.

French Polynesia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso French Polynesia Difference Ahead
1980s 1.84 years 7.02 years 5.18 years French Polynesia
1990s 2.63 years 6.28 years 3.65 years French Polynesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary, male, Burkina Faso or French Polynesia?
French Polynesia, at 5.85 years against 5.79 years in Burkina Faso as of 1996.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, male between Burkina Faso and French Polynesia?
0.06 years, with French Polynesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and French Polynesia?
14 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 1996.
How do Burkina Faso and French Polynesia rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, male?
Burkina Faso ranks 133rd and French Polynesia ranks 131st of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary, male (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, primary, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
242 places, 9,331 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level 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.