School life expectancy, secondary, female in Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso: School life expectancy, secondary, female was 3.1 years in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
3.1 years
Change on year
up 3.9%
World rank
162nd
of 195 countries
All-time high
3.1 years
in 2019
All-time low
0.0509 years
in 1971
Years of data
36
1971–2019

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

01231971199520191971: 0.051 years1972: 0.052 years1973: 0.058 years1974: 0.069 years1975: 0.074 years1976: 0.078 years1977: 0.079 years1979: 0.099 years1980: 0.127 years1981: 0.125 years1982: 0.147 years1983: 0.15 years1984: 0.156 years1985: 0.189 years1986: 0.226 years1994: 0.434 years1999: 0.533 years2000: 0.576 years2001: 0.605 years2003: 0.709 years2004: 0.759 years2005: 0.855 years2006: 0.889 years2007: 0.967 years2008: 1.1 years2009: 1.2 years2010: 1.4 years2011: 1.5 years2012: 1.7 years2013: 1.9 years2014: 2 years2015: 2.4 years2016: 2.5 years2017: 2.8 years2018: 3 years2019: 3.1 years

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school life expectancy, secondary, female in Burkina Faso is 3.1 years, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.

That represents a change of up 3.9% on the previous year and up 151.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, female in Burkina Faso peaked at 3.1 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0509 years, in 1971.

Burkina Faso ranks 162nd of 195 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 0.07 years 0.0509 years 0.0988 years 8
1980s 0.16 years 0.1254 years 0.2262 years 7
1990s 0.4835 years 0.434 years 0.533 years 2
2000s 0.8596 years 0.5765 years 1.23 years 9
2010s 2.22 years 1.39 years 3.1 years 10

Countries ranked near Burkina Faso

  1. 159 Eritrea 3.32 years compare
  2. 160 Kenya 3.26 years compare
  3. 161 Gabon 3.13 years compare
  4. 163 Zimbabwe 3.08 years compare
  5. 164 Burundi 3.06 years compare
  6. 165 Guatemala 3.01 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, secondary, female in Burkina Faso?
School life expectancy, secondary, female in Burkina Faso was 3.1 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in Burkina Faso?
The highest recorded value was 3.1 years in 2019.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in Burkina Faso?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0509 years in 1971.
How does Burkina Faso rank for school life expectancy, secondary, female?
Burkina Faso ranks 162nd out of 195 countries with data for 2019.
Is school life expectancy, secondary, female rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
Over the last ten years it is up 151.9%. 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, secondary, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
195 places, 5,786 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.