Burkina Faso vs WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income): School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes
Burkina Faso
2.21 years
in 2024
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
2.82 years
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
202nd
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank
199th
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes over time
- Burkina Faso
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
How they compare
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) currently reports 2.82 years against 2.21 years in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.61 years.
That makes WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)'s figure about 1.3 times Burkina Faso's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1971 it was WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 202nd and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 199th of 214 countries.
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1201 years | 0.904 years | 0.7839 years | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 1980s | 0.2849 years | 1.34 years | 1.05 years | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 1990s | 0.5526 years | 1.44 years | 0.8857 years | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 2000s | 0.9786 years | 1.87 years | 0.8914 years | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 2010s | 2.28 years | 2.56 years | 0.282 years | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 2020s | 2.55 years | 2.79 years | 0.2353 years | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes, Burkina Faso or WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), at 2.82 years against 2.21 years in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes between Burkina Faso and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- 0.61 years, with WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank globally for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes?
- Burkina Faso ranks 202nd and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 199th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, secondary, 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
February 2026 Data Release