Burkina Faso vs WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income): School life expectancy, secondary, female
Burkina Faso
2.44 years
in 2024
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
2.71 years
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
197th
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank
194th
School life expectancy, secondary, female over time
- Burkina Faso
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
How they compare
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) currently reports 2.71 years against 2.44 years in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.27 years.
That makes WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)'s figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1971 it was WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 197th and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 194th of 213 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0707 years | 0.7125 years | 0.6418 years | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 1980s | 0.1573 years | 1.03 years | 0.8684 years | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 1990s | 0.4649 years | 1.33 years | 0.862 years | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 2000s | 0.8089 years | 1.64 years | 0.8286 years | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 2010s | 2.15 years | 2.37 years | 0.2216 years | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 2020s | 2.71 years | 2.67 years | 0.0392 years | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, secondary, female, Burkina Faso or WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), at 2.71 years against 2.44 years in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, secondary, female between Burkina Faso and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- 0.27 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)?
- 41 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, female?
- Burkina Faso ranks 197th and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 194th of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, secondary, female (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