Burundi vs Papua New Guinea: School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes over time
- Burundi
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 2.96 years against 2.88 years in Burundi, a difference of 0.08 years.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Burundi ranks 175th and Papua New Guinea ranks 173rd of 198 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1393 years | 0.5398 years | 0.4004 years | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 0.272 years | 0.6373 years | 0.3653 years | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 0.4383 years | 0.6464 years | 0.2081 years | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 2.77 years | 2.64 years | 0.1272 years | Burundi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes, Burundi or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 2.96 years against 2.88 years in Burundi as of 2016.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes between Burundi and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.08 years, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Papua New Guinea?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2016.
- How do Burundi and Papua New Guinea rank globally for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes?
- Burundi ranks 175th and Papua New Guinea ranks 173rd 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
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.