School life expectancy, primary, female in Burundi

Burundi: School life expectancy, primary, female was 7.32 years in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
7.32 years
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
17th
of 197 countries
All-time high
8.65 years
in 2011
All-time low
0.9499 years
in 1974
Years of data
48
1971–2019

School life expectancy, primary, female in Burundi, 1971–2019

02468197119952019

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

Burundi recorded 7.32 years for school life expectancy, primary, female in 2019.

That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, female in Burundi peaked at 8.65 years in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.9499 years, in 1974.

Burundi ranks 17th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1.07 years 0.9499 years 1.28 years 9
1980s 2.34 years 1.21 years 3.63 years 10
1990s 3.04 years 2.12 years 3.85 years 9
2000s 5.02 years 3.19 years 7.83 years 10
2010s 8.11 years 7.32 years 8.65 years 10

Countries ranked near Burundi

  1. 14 Grenada 7.45 years compare
  2. 15 Bhutan 7.43 years compare
  3. 16 Togo 7.43 years compare
  4. 18 Antigua and Barbuda 7.31 years compare
  5. 19 Uganda 7.31 years compare
  6. 20 Trinidad and Tobago 7.28 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary, female in Burundi?
School life expectancy, primary, female in Burundi was 7.32 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in Burundi?
The highest recorded value was 8.65 years in 2011.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in Burundi?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9499 years in 1974.
How does Burundi rank for school life expectancy, primary, female?
Burundi ranks 17th out of 197 countries with data for 2019.
Is school life expectancy, primary, female rising or falling in Burundi?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Burundi 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

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.