Burundi vs ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501): School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes

Burundi
7.08 years
in 2025
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
7.7 years
in 2024
Burundi rank
178th
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) rank
177th

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes over time

  • Burundi
  • ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
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How they compare

ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) currently reports 7.7 years against 7.08 years in Burundi, a difference of 0.62 years.

That makes ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)'s figure about 1.1 times Burundi's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2001 it was ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ahead.

Burundi ranks 178th and ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ranks 177th of 200 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 1 and ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) Difference Ahead
2000s 6.22 years 7.37 years 1.15 years ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
2010s 9.31 years 7.64 years 1.67 years Burundi
2020s 7.71 years 7.74 years 0.0328 years ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes, Burundi or ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), at 7.7 years against 7.08 years in Burundi as of 2024.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes between Burundi and ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
0.62 years, with ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
19 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2020.
How do Burundi and ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
Burundi ranks 178th and ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ranks 177th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
421 places, 10,349 data points, 1981–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release