Burundi vs World: School life expectancy, primary, male

Burundi
7.24 years
in 2019
World
5.79 years
in 2019
Burundi rank
27th
World rank
28th

School life expectancy, primary, male over time

  • Burundi
  • World
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How they compare

Burundi currently reports 7.24 years against 5.79 years in World, a difference of 1.45 years.

That makes Burundi's figure about 1.3 times World's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 48 shared years of data; in 1971 it was World ahead.

Burundi ranks 27th and World ranks 28th of 197 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 2 and World in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi World Difference Ahead
1970s 1.88 years 5.44 years 3.56 years World
1980s 3.38 years 5.58 years 2.2 years World
1990s 3.72 years 5.47 years 1.75 years World
2000s 5.75 years 5.72 years 0.032 years Burundi
2010s 8.01 years 5.82 years 2.2 years Burundi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary, male, Burundi or World?
Burundi, at 7.24 years against 5.79 years in World as of 2019.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, male between Burundi and World?
1.45 years, with Burundi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and World?
48 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2019.
How do Burundi and World rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, male?
Burundi ranks 27th and World ranks 28th 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.