Burundi vs Cambodia: School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes

Burundi
2.88 years
in 2019
Cambodia
2.77 years
in 2008
Burundi rank
175th
Cambodia rank
178th

School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes over time

  • Burundi
  • Cambodia
0123197119952019

How they compare

Burundi currently reports 2.88 years against 2.77 years in Cambodia, a difference of 0.11 years.

Across all 9 years both countries report, Cambodia has been ahead every year.

Burundi ranks 175th and Cambodia ranks 178th of 198 countries.

Cambodia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi Cambodia Difference Ahead
1970s 0.1093 years 0.5451 years 0.4357 years Cambodia
1990s 0.4104 years 1.63 years 1.22 years Cambodia
2000s 0.8915 years 1.85 years 0.9563 years Cambodia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes, Burundi or Cambodia?
Burundi, at 2.88 years against 2.77 years in Cambodia as of 2019.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes between Burundi and Cambodia?
0.11 years, with Burundi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Cambodia?
9 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2007.
How do Burundi and Cambodia rank globally for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes?
Burundi ranks 175th and Cambodia ranks 178th 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.