Burundi vs WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc): School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes
Burundi
7.93 years
in 2025
WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
8.75 years
in 2024
Burundi rank
195th
WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) rank
192nd
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes over time
- Burundi
- WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
How they compare
WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) currently reports 8.75 years against 7.93 years in Burundi, a difference of 0.82 years.
That makes WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)'s figure about 1.1 times Burundi's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 42 shared years of data; in 1971 it was WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) ahead.
Burundi ranks 195th and WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) ranks 192nd of 213 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 2 and WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.57 years | 4.33 years | 2.76 years | WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) |
| 1980s | 2.8 years | 5.12 years | 2.32 years | WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) |
| 1990s | 4.17 years | 4.91 years | 0.7411 years | WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) |
| 2000s | 6.48 years | 7.06 years | 0.5759 years | WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) |
| 2010s | 10.18 years | 8.58 years | 1.6 years | Burundi |
| 2020s | 9.25 years | 8.93 years | 0.315 years | Burundi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes, Burundi or WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc), at 8.75 years against 7.93 years in Burundi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes between Burundi and WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- 0.82 years, with WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2020.
- How do Burundi and WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- Burundi ranks 195th and WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) ranks 192nd 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