What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in Burkina Faso?

The highest recorded value was 5.85 years in 2018.

What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in Burkina Faso?

The lowest recorded value was 0.5414 years in 1971.

How does Burkina Faso rank for school life expectancy, primary, female?

Burkina Faso ranks 126th out of 197 countries with data for 2019.

Is school life expectancy, primary, female rising or falling in Burkina Faso?

Over the last ten years it is up 32.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?

The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

School life expectancy, primary, female in Burkina Faso

Name: School life expectancy, primary, female in Burkina Faso
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Burkina Faso: School life expectancy, primary, female was 5.78 years in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)

5.78 years

Change on year

down 1.3%

World rank

126th

of 197 countries

All-time high

5.85 years

in 2018

All-time low

0.5414 years

in 1971

Years of data

1971–2019

School life expectancy, primary, female in Burkina Faso, 1971–2019

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

Burkina Faso recorded 5.78 years for school life expectancy, primary, female in 2019.

That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and up 32.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, female in Burkina Faso peaked at 5.85 years in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.5414 years, in 1971.

Burkina Faso ranks 126th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.639 years	0.5414 years	0.7402 years	9
1980s	1.12 years	0.7861 years	1.46 years	10
1990s	1.82 years	1.51 years	2.21 years	9
2000s	3.06 years	2.24 years	4.35 years	10
2010s	5.36 years	4.65 years	5.85 years	10

Countries ranked near Burkina Faso

123 Viet Nam 5.83 years compare
124 Ethiopia 5.8 years compare
125 Guyana 5.78 years compare
127 Venezuela, RB 5.77 years compare
128 Poland 5.76 years compare
129 Micronesia, Fed. Sts. 5.69 years compare

See the full ranking of 242 places →

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Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Enteric Fermentat 18,150 (2050)
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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary, female in Burkina Faso?: School life expectancy, primary, female in Burkina Faso was 5.78 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in Burkina Faso?: The highest recorded value was 5.85 years in 2018.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in Burkina Faso?: The lowest recorded value was 0.5414 years in 1971.
How does Burkina Faso rank for school life expectancy, primary, female?: Burkina Faso ranks 126th out of 197 countries with data for 2019.
Is school life expectancy, primary, female rising or falling in Burkina Faso?: Over the last ten years it is up 32.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?: The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: School life expectancy, primary, female (years)
Unit: years
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 242 places, 9,331 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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.