Burkina Faso vs ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426): School life expectancy, primary, both sexes (years) (School both)
Burkina Faso
4.68 years
in 2024
ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
5.2 years
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
178th
ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) rank
179th
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes (years) (School both) over time
- Burkina Faso
- ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
How they compare
ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) currently reports 5.2 years against 4.68 years in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.52 years.
That makes ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)'s figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1971 it was ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 178th and ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) ranks 179th of 218 countries.
ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8631 years | 5.79 years | 4.92 years | ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) |
| 1980s | 1.47 years | 5.9 years | 4.43 years | ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) |
| 1990s | 2.18 years | 5.63 years | 3.45 years | ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) |
| 2000s | 3.34 years | 5.6 years | 2.25 years | ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) |
| 2010s | 5.27 years | 5.32 years | 0.0471 years | ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) |
| 2020s | 4.96 years | 5.22 years | 0.2599 years | ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary, both sexes, Burkina Faso or ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426), at 5.2 years against 4.68 years in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, both sexes between Burkina Faso and ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- 0.52 years, with ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes?
- Burkina Faso ranks 178th and ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) ranks 179th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary, 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