School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso: School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes was 3.07 years in 2019. β—† Volatile

Latest (2019)
3.07 years
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
169th
of 198 countries
All-time high
3.07 years
in 2019
All-time low
0.0899 years
in 1971
Years of data
44
1971–2019

School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Burkina Faso, 1971–2019

01231971199520191971: 0.09 years1972: 0.092 years1973: 0.098 years1974: 0.114 years1975: 0.119 years1976: 0.122 years1977: 0.134 years1978: 0.14 years1979: 0.149 years1980: 0.174 years1981: 0.185 years1982: 0.207 years1983: 0.221 years1984: 0.225 years1985: 0.281 years1986: 0.334 years1987: 0.361 years1988: 0.406 years1989: 0.487 years1990: 0.482 years1991: 0.506 years1992: 0.531 years1993: 0.565 years1994: 0.612 years1999: 0.698 years2000: 0.73 years2001: 0.765 years2003: 0.878 years2004: 0.928 years2005: 1 years2006: 1.1 years2007: 1.1 years2008: 1.4 years2009: 1.4 years2010: 1.6 years2011: 1.8 years2012: 1.9 years2013: 2.1 years2014: 2.1 years2015: 2.5 years2016: 2.6 years2017: 2.8 years2018: 3 years2019: 3.1 years

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2019, school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Burkina Faso stood at 3.07 years. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 111.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Burkina Faso peaked at 3.07 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0899 years, in 1971.

Burkina Faso ranks 169th of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.1176 years 0.0899 years 0.1493 years 9
1980s 0.2881 years 0.1739 years 0.4868 years 10
1990s 0.5658 years 0.4824 years 0.6977 years 6
2000s 1.04 years 0.7296 years 1.45 years 9
2010s 2.34 years 1.61 years 3.07 years 10

Countries ranked near Burkina Faso

  1. 166 Lesotho 3.1 years compare
  2. 167 Pakistan 3.1 years compare
  3. 168 Guatemala 3.07 years compare
  4. 170 Angola 3.04 years compare
  5. 171 Gambia 3.01 years compare
  6. 172 Sierra Leone 2.96 years compare

See the full ranking of 198 places β†’

More reference data data for Burkina Faso

All data for Burkina Faso β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Burkina Faso?
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Burkina Faso was 3.07 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in Burkina Faso?
The highest recorded value was 3.07 years in 2019.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in Burkina Faso?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0899 years in 1971.
How does Burkina Faso rank for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes?
Burkina Faso ranks 169th out of 198 countries with data for 2019.
Is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
Over the last ten years it is up 111.8%. 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, secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
198 places, 6,439 data points, 1970–2020
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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.