School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Burundi

Burundi: School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes was 2.88 years in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
2.88 years
Change on year
down 7.3%
World rank
175th
of 198 countries
All-time high
3.44 years
in 2016
All-time low
0.0978 years
in 1973
Years of data
41
1971–2019

School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Burundi, 1971–2019

01231971199520191971: 0.107 years1972: 0.111 years1973: 0.098 years1974: 0.121 years1975: 0.147 years1976: 0.164 years1977: 0.16 years1978: 0.168 years1979: 0.177 years1980: 0.185 years1981: 0.206 years1982: 0.226 years1983: 0.22 years1984: 0.233 years1985: 0.258 years1986: 0.277 years1987: 0.307 years1988: 0.311 years1989: 0.343 years1990: 0.365 years1991: 0.41 years1992: 0.437 years1993: 0.54 years2001: 0.707 years2002: 0.731 years2003: 0.821 years2004: 0.952 years2005: 0.999 years2006: 1.1 years2007: 1.1 years2009: 1.5 years2010: 1.7 years2011: 1.9 years2012: 2.1 years2013: 2.4 years2014: 2.9 years2015: 3.2 years2016: 3.4 years2017: 3.1 years2018: 3.1 years2019: 2.9 years

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

Burundi recorded 2.88 years for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in 2019.

The figure is down 7.3% on the previous year and up 89.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Burundi peaked at 3.44 years in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0978 years, in 1973.

Burundi ranks 175th 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 0.1393 years 0.0978 years 0.1767 years 9
1980s 0.2567 years 0.1847 years 0.3427 years 10
1990s 0.4383 years 0.3654 years 0.5405 years 4
2000s 0.9832 years 0.707 years 1.52 years 8
2010s 2.67 years 1.73 years 3.44 years 10

Countries ranked near Burundi

  1. 172 Sierra Leone 2.96 years compare
  2. 173 Papua New Guinea 2.96 years compare
  3. 174 Tuvalu 2.92 years compare
  4. 176 Guinea 2.82 years compare
  5. 177 Mauritania 2.82 years compare
  6. 178 Cambodia 2.77 years compare

See the full ranking of 198 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Burundi?
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Burundi was 2.88 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in Burundi?
The highest recorded value was 3.44 years in 2016.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in Burundi?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0978 years in 1973.
How does Burundi rank for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes?
Burundi ranks 175th out of 198 countries with data for 2019.
Is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Burundi?
Over the last ten years it is up 89.7%. 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, secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

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
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.