Burkina Faso vs WB: Low Income (july 2025): School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes
Burkina Faso
6.89 years
in 2024
WB: Low Income (july 2025)
8.42 years
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
205th
WB: Low Income (july 2025) rank
207th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes over time
- Burkina Faso
- WB: Low Income (july 2025)
How they compare
WB: Low Income (july 2025) currently reports 8.42 years against 6.89 years in Burkina Faso, a difference of 1.53 years.
That makes WB: Low Income (july 2025)'s figure about 1.2 times Burkina Faso's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1971 it was WB: Low Income (july 2025) ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 205th and WB: Low Income (july 2025) ranks 207th of 213 countries.
WB: Low Income (july 2025) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | WB: Low Income (july 2025) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9832 years | 4.51 years | 3.53 years | WB: Low Income (july 2025) |
| 1980s | 1.75 years | 5.02 years | 3.27 years | WB: Low Income (july 2025) |
| 1990s | 2.65 years | 4.95 years | 2.3 years | WB: Low Income (july 2025) |
| 2000s | 4.4 years | 6.88 years | 2.48 years | WB: Low Income (july 2025) |
| 2010s | 7.55 years | 8.21 years | 0.6627 years | WB: Low Income (july 2025) |
| 2020s | 7.52 years | 8.49 years | 0.9788 years | WB: Low Income (july 2025) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes, Burkina Faso or WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- WB: Low Income (july 2025), at 8.42 years against 6.89 years in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes between Burkina Faso and WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- 1.53 years, with WB: Low Income (july 2025) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and WB: Low Income (july 2025) rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- Burkina Faso ranks 205th and WB: Low Income (july 2025) ranks 207th of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and 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
February 2026 Data Release