Burundi vs UIS: Sub-saharan Africa: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male

Burundi
6.9 years
in 2025
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
7.85 years
in 2024
Burundi rank
183rd
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa rank
180th

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male over time

  • Burundi
  • UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
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How they compare

UIS: Sub-saharan Africa currently reports 7.85 years against 6.9 years in Burundi, a difference of 0.95 years.

That makes UIS: Sub-saharan Africa's figure about 1.1 times Burundi's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2003 it was UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ahead.

Burundi ranks 183rd and UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 180th of 200 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 1 and UIS: Sub-saharan Africa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi UIS: Sub-saharan Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 7.26 years 7.52 years 0.2626 years UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
2010s 9.29 years 7.92 years 1.37 years Burundi
2020s 7.54 years 7.96 years 0.4227 years UIS: Sub-saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male, Burundi or UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa, at 7.85 years against 6.9 years in Burundi as of 2024.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male between Burundi and UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
0.95 years, with UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
17 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2020.
How do Burundi and UIS: Sub-saharan Africa rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male?
Burundi ranks 183rd and UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 180th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male (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, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
421 places, 10,266 data points, 1985–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release