School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes was 8.85 years in 2019. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Burkina Faso, 1971–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 8.85 years for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in 2019.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 45.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Burkina Faso peaked at 8.9 years in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.8242 years, in 1971.
That places Burkina Faso 175th out of 197 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.8242 years | — |
| 1972 | 0.8572 years | +4.0% |
| 1973 | 0.8812 years | +2.8% |
| 1974 | 0.9255 years | +5.0% |
| 1975 | 0.9664 years | +4.4% |
| 1976 | 0.9988 years | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 1.05 years | +4.7% |
| 1978 | 1.09 years | +4.5% |
| 1979 | 1.14 years | +4.4% |
| 1980 | 1.22 years | +7.0% |
| 1981 | 1.3 years | +6.6% |
| 1982 | 1.42 years | +8.8% |
| 1983 | 1.54 years | +8.5% |
| 1984 | 1.64 years | +6.6% |
| 1985 | 1.83 years | +11.5% |
| 1986 | 2.01 years | +10.1% |
| 1987 | 2.18 years | +8.3% |
| 1988 | 2.25 years | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 2.4 years | +6.7% |
| 1990 | 2.43 years | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 2.56 years | +5.0% |
| 1992 | 2.62 years | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 2.71 years | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 2.84 years | +4.6% |
| 1999 | 3.39 years | +19.5% |
| 2000 | 3.44 years | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 3.54 years | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 3.83 years | +8.3% |
| 2004 | 4.11 years | +7.3% |
| 2005 | 4.49 years | +9.0% |
| 2006 | 4.73 years | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 5.15 years | +8.9% |
| 2008 | 5.7 years | +10.6% |
| 2009 | 6.09 years | +6.9% |
| 2010 | 6.5 years | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 6.85 years | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 7.15 years | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 7.4 years | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 7.57 years | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 7.97 years | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 8.2 years | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 8.56 years | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 8.9 years | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 8.85 years | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9704 years | 0.8242 years | 1.14 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 1.78 years | 1.22 years | 2.4 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.76 years | 2.43 years | 3.39 years | 6 |
| 2000s | 4.56 years | 3.44 years | 6.09 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 7.8 years | 6.5 years | 8.9 years | 10 |
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More education data for Burkina Faso
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 68,557 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 105,439 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 78,072 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 75,598 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.19 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.07 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 8.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1303 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Burkina Faso?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Burkina Faso was 8.85 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 8.9 years in 2018.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8242 years in 1971.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- Burkina Faso ranks 175th out of 197 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.