Burkina Faso vs ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501): School life expectancy, primary, male (years) (male years)
Burkina Faso
4.61 years
in 2024
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
5.22 years
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
178th
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) rank
180th
School life expectancy, primary, male (years) (male years) over time
- Burkina Faso
- ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
How they compare
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) currently reports 5.22 years against 4.61 years in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.61 years.
That makes ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)'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 ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 178th and ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ranks 180th of 215 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.09 years | 5.37 years | 4.28 years | ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) |
| 1980s | 1.83 years | 5.38 years | 3.54 years | ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) |
| 1990s | 2.62 years | 5.22 years | 2.6 years | ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) |
| 2000s | 3.72 years | 5.36 years | 1.64 years | ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) |
| 2010s | 5.38 years | 5.29 years | 0.092 years | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 4.91 years | 5.24 years | 0.3279 years | ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary, male, Burkina Faso or ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), at 5.22 years against 4.61 years in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, male between Burkina Faso and ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- 0.61 years, with ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, male?
- Burkina Faso ranks 178th and ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ranks 180th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary, male (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