Burundi vs Sierra Leone: School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes over time
- Burundi
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone 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 25 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Burundi ranks 175th and Sierra Leone ranks 172nd of 198 countries.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1393 years | 0.7953 years | 0.656 years | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 0.2591 years | 1.13 years | 0.872 years | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 0.3879 years | 1.1 years | 0.7073 years | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 0.707 years | 1.45 years | 0.745 years | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 2.7 years | 2.73 years | 0.0391 years | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes, Burundi or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 2.96 years against 2.88 years in Burundi as of 2017.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes between Burundi and Sierra Leone?
- 0.08 years, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Sierra Leone?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.
- How do Burundi and Sierra Leone rank globally for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes?
- Burundi ranks 175th and Sierra Leone ranks 172nd 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.