Burundi vs SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia: School life expectancy, primary, both sexes

Burundi
6.13 years
in 2025
SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
5.91 years
in 2024
Burundi rank
74th
SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia rank
71st

School life expectancy, primary, both sexes over time

  • Burundi
  • SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
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How they compare

Burundi currently reports 6.13 years against 5.91 years in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia, a difference of 0.22 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 49 shared years of data; in 1971 it was SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia ahead.

Burundi ranks 74th and SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia ranks 71st of 218 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 2 and SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia Difference Ahead
1970s 1.43 years 5.56 years 4.13 years SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
1980s 2.57 years 6.09 years 3.52 years SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
1990s 3.22 years 5.87 years 2.65 years SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
2000s 5.55 years 6.11 years 0.56 years SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
2010s 7.47 years 6.03 years 1.44 years Burundi
2020s 6.27 years 5.87 years 0.3941 years Burundi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary, both sexes, Burundi or SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
Burundi, at 6.13 years against 5.91 years in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia as of 2025.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, both sexes between Burundi and SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
0.22 years, with Burundi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
49 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2020.
How do Burundi and SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes?
Burundi ranks 74th and SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia ranks 71st 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

Indicator
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
439 places, 17,962 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release