Burundi vs Zambia: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes over time
- Burundi
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 0.2058 years against 0.2029 years in Burundi, a difference of 0.0029 years.
Across all 15 years both countries report, Zambia has been ahead every year.
Burundi ranks 173rd and Zambia ranks 172nd of 183 countries.
Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0154 years | 0.0812 years | 0.0658 years | Zambia |
| 1980s | 0.0306 years | 0.0886 years | 0.058 years | Zambia |
| 1990s | 0.0449 years | 0.1104 years | 0.0655 years | Zambia |
| 2010s | 0.1535 years | 0.2058 years | 0.0523 years | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes, Burundi or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 0.2058 years against 0.2029 years in Burundi as of 2012.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes between Burundi and Zambia?
- 0.0029 years, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Zambia?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2012.
- How do Burundi and Zambia rank globally for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
- Burundi ranks 173rd and Zambia ranks 172nd 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.