Burkina Faso vs WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc): School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes

Burkina Faso
7.48 years
in 2024
WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
9.36 years
in 2019
Burkina Faso rank
177th
WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) rank
179th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
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How they compare

WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) currently reports 9.36 years against 7.48 years in Burkina Faso, a difference of 1.88 years.

That makes WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)'s figure about 1.3 times Burkina Faso's.

Across all 42 years both countries report, WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) has been ahead every year.

Burkina Faso ranks 177th and WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) ranks 179th of 186 countries.

WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) Difference Ahead
1970s 0.9899 years 4.46 years 3.47 years WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
1980s 1.78 years 5.28 years 3.5 years WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
1990s 2.69 years 5.21 years 2.52 years WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
2000s 4.77 years 7.61 years 2.84 years WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
2010s 7.85 years 9.03 years 1.18 years WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes, Burkina Faso or WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc), at 9.36 years against 7.48 years in Burkina Faso as of 2019.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes between Burkina Faso and WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
1.88 years, with WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
42 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2019.
How do Burkina Faso and WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
Burkina Faso ranks 177th and WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) ranks 179th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, 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 to tertiary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
407 places, 13,852 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release