Burkina Faso vs Guatemala: School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes

Burkina Faso
3.07 years
in 2019
Guatemala
3.07 years
in 2019
Burkina Faso rank
169th
Guatemala rank
168th

School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Guatemala
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How they compare

Guatemala currently reports 3.07 years against 3.07 years in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0 years.

Across all 38 years both countries report, Guatemala has been ahead every year.

Burkina Faso ranks 169th and Guatemala ranks 168th of 198 countries.

Guatemala has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Guatemala Difference Ahead
1970s 0.1176 years 0.7334 years 0.6158 years Guatemala
1980s 0.2324 years 1.1 years 0.868 years Guatemala
1990s 0.5953 years 1.46 years 0.8619 years Guatemala
2000s 1.06 years 2.46 years 1.4 years Guatemala
2010s 2.34 years 3.22 years 0.8782 years Guatemala

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes, Burkina Faso or Guatemala?
Guatemala, at 3.07 years against 3.07 years in Burkina Faso as of 2019.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes between Burkina Faso and Guatemala?
0 years, with Guatemala ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Guatemala?
38 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2019.
How do Burkina Faso and Guatemala rank globally for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes?
Burkina Faso ranks 169th and Guatemala ranks 168th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes (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, secondary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
198 places, 6,439 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.