Burkina Faso vs Ethiopia: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes over time
- Burkina Faso
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 0.4084 years against 0.4053 years in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.0031 years.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 157th and Ethiopia ranks 158th of 183 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and Ethiopia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0062 years | 0.0131 years | 0.0069 years | Ethiopia |
| 1980s | 0.0258 years | 0.0325 years | 0.0068 years | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 0.0474 years | 0.0389 years | 0.0085 years | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 0.1147 years | 0.1436 years | 0.029 years | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 0.2508 years | 0.3962 years | 0.1454 years | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes, Burkina Faso or Ethiopia?
- Burkina Faso, at 0.4084 years against 0.4053 years in Ethiopia as of 2019.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes between Burkina Faso and Ethiopia?
- 0.0031 years, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Ethiopia?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2014.
- How do Burkina Faso and Ethiopia rank globally for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
- Burkina Faso ranks 157th and Ethiopia ranks 158th of 183 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, 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
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.