Burundi vs ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124): School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes (years) (life both)
Burundi
1.79 years
in 2025
ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
2.64 years
in 2024
Burundi rank
206th
ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) rank
205th
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes (years) (life both) over time
- Burundi
- ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
How they compare
ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) currently reports 2.64 years against 1.79 years in Burundi, a difference of 0.85 years.
That makes ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)'s figure about 1.5 times Burundi's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 42 shared years of data; in 1971 it was ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) ahead.
Burundi ranks 206th and ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) ranks 205th of 214 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 2 and ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1372 years | 0.4873 years | 0.35 years | ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) |
| 1980s | 0.2356 years | 1.22 years | 0.9872 years | ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) |
| 1990s | 0.3842 years | 1.2 years | 0.8178 years | ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) |
| 2000s | 0.9509 years | 1.72 years | 0.7711 years | ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) |
| 2010s | 2.71 years | 2.56 years | 0.1556 years | Burundi |
| 2020s | 2.98 years | 2.61 years | 0.376 years | Burundi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes, Burundi or ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124), at 2.64 years against 1.79 years in Burundi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes between Burundi and ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- 0.85 years, with ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2020.
- How do Burundi and ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) rank globally for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes?
- Burundi ranks 206th and ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) ranks 205th 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