Burkina Faso vs Sierra Leone: School life expectancy, secondary, male
School life expectancy, secondary, male over time
- Burkina Faso
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 3.03 years against 3.02 years in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.01 years.
Across all 16 years both countries report, Sierra Leone has been ahead every year.
Burkina Faso ranks 171st and Sierra Leone ranks 172nd of 195 countries.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1529 years | 1.09 years | 0.9331 years | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 0.3176 years | 1.69 years | 1.38 years | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 0.9204 years | 1.68 years | 0.7596 years | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 2.41 years | 2.91 years | 0.5011 years | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, secondary, male, Burkina Faso or Sierra Leone?
- Burkina Faso, at 3.03 years against 3.02 years in Sierra Leone as of 2019.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, secondary, male between Burkina Faso and Sierra Leone?
- 0.01 years, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Sierra Leone?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.
- How do Burkina Faso and Sierra Leone rank globally for school life expectancy, secondary, male?
- Burkina Faso ranks 171st and Sierra Leone ranks 172nd of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, secondary, male (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.