Angola vs Burkina Faso: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes

Angola
9.56 years
in 2011
Burkina Faso
9.26 years
in 2019
Angola rank
161st
Burkina Faso rank
163rd

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

  • Angola
  • Burkina Faso
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How they compare

Angola currently reports 9.56 years against 9.26 years in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.3 years.

Across all 7 years both countries report, Angola has been ahead every year.

Angola ranks 161st and Burkina Faso ranks 163rd of 183 countries.

Angola has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Angola Burkina Faso Difference Ahead
1980s 3.74 years 2.36 years 1.38 years Angola
1990s 3.39 years 2.58 years 0.8116 years Angola
2010s 9.1 years 6.94 years 2.16 years Angola

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes, Angola or Burkina Faso?
Angola, at 9.56 years against 9.26 years in Burkina Faso as of 2011.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes between Angola and Burkina Faso?
0.3 years, with Angola ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Burkina Faso?
7 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2011.
How do Angola and Burkina Faso rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
Angola ranks 161st and Burkina Faso ranks 163rd of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), 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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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
228 places, 7,038 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.