Burkina Faso vs ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124): School life expectancy, primary, female
Burkina Faso
4.76 years
in 2024
ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
5.22 years
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
174th
ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) rank
171st
School life expectancy, primary, female over time
- Burkina Faso
- ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
How they compare
ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) currently reports 5.22 years against 4.76 years in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.46 years.
That makes ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)'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 ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 174th and ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) ranks 171st of 215 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.639 years | 2.43 years | 1.79 years | ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) |
| 1980s | 1.09 years | 3.96 years | 2.87 years | ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) |
| 1990s | 1.72 years | 3.81 years | 2.09 years | ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) |
| 2000s | 2.96 years | 4.64 years | 1.69 years | ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) |
| 2010s | 5.16 years | 4.91 years | 0.2452 years | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 5.02 years | 5.11 years | 0.0952 years | ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary, female, Burkina Faso or ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124), at 5.22 years against 4.76 years in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, female between Burkina Faso and ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- 0.46 years, with ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, female?
- Burkina Faso ranks 174th and ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) ranks 171st of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary, female (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