School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 8.1 years in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Burkina Faso, 1999–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Burkina Faso is 8.1 years, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and up 40.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Burkina Faso peaked at 8.29 years in 2018 and was at its lowest, 3.22 years, in 1999.
Burkina Faso ranks 152nd of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 3.22 years | — |
| 2000 | 3.26 years | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 3.34 years | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 3.65 years | +9.3% |
| 2004 | 3.9 years | +6.8% |
| 2005 | 4.22 years | +8.0% |
| 2006 | 4.5 years | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 4.89 years | +8.8% |
| 2008 | 5.41 years | +10.7% |
| 2009 | 5.77 years | +6.6% |
| 2010 | 6.17 years | +6.9% |
| 2011 | 6.5 years | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 6.78 years | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 6.96 years | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 7.13 years | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 7.52 years | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 7.7 years | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 8 years | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 8.29 years | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 8.1 years | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.22 years | 3.22 years | 3.22 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 4.33 years | 3.26 years | 5.77 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 7.32 years | 6.17 years | 8.29 years | 10 |
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.25 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Burkina Faso?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Burkina Faso was 8.1 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 8.29 years in 2018.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.22 years in 1999.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- Burkina Faso ranks 152nd out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified levels 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.