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

Burundi
7.65 years
in 2025
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
8.95 years
in 2024
Burundi rank
195th
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank
192nd

School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male over time

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

MDG: Sub-saharan Africa currently reports 8.95 years against 7.65 years in Burundi, a difference of 1.3 years.

That makes MDG: Sub-saharan Africa's figure about 1.2 times Burundi's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1971 it was MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ahead.

Burundi ranks 195th and MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 192nd of 208 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 1 and MDG: Sub-saharan Africa in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi MDG: Sub-saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 2.01 years 5.48 years 3.47 years MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
1980s 3.31 years 6.84 years 3.52 years MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
1990s 4.63 years 6.45 years 1.82 years MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
2000s 7.61 years 8.21 years 0.6022 years MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
2010s 10.26 years 8.91 years 1.35 years Burundi
2020s 8.99 years 9.05 years 0.0611 years MDG: Sub-saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male, Burundi or MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa, at 8.95 years against 7.65 years in Burundi as of 2024.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male between Burundi and MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
1.3 years, with MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
40 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2020.
How do Burundi and MDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male?
Burundi ranks 195th and MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 192nd of 208 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and 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 secondary, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
429 places, 15,514 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release