School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years) (School tertiary) in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years) (School tertiary) was 0.2818 years in 2019. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Burkina Faso, 1971–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2019, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Burkina Faso stood at 0.2818 years. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.6% on the previous year and up 124.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.2818 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0005 years, in 1972.
Burkina Faso ranks 158th of 177 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years) (School tertiary) in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0006 years | — |
| 1972 | 0.0005 years | -12.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0007 years | +51.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0015 years | +100.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0021 years | +39.2% |
| 1976 | 0.004 years | +93.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0039 years | -3.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0047 years | +22.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0046 years | -3.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0047 years | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 0.006 years | +26.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0091 years | +52.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0111 years | +22.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0119 years | +7.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0135 years | +13.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0141 years | +4.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0153 years | +8.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0163 years | +6.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0181 years | +11.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0173 years | -4.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0162 years | -6.6% |
| 1992 | 0.021 years | +29.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0247 years | +17.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0255 years | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0243 years | -4.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0255 years | +5.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0221 years | -13.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0229 years | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0361 years | +57.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0361 years | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0715 years | +97.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0845 years | +18.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0953 years | +12.8% |
| 2008 | 0.1104 years | +15.9% |
| 2009 | 0.1258 years | +14.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1314 years | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 0.1556 years | +18.4% |
| 2012 | 0.17 years | +9.3% |
| 2013 | 0.1764 years | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 0.1891 years | +7.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1974 years | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 0.2131 years | +7.9% |
| 2017 | 0.2323 years | +9.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2668 years | +14.9% |
| 2019 | 0.2818 years | +5.6% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 0.2818 years is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.2366 years, 1.2× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 0.2818 years is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.381 years, 74% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years) (School tertiary) in Burkina Faso changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +100.0% | 0.0007 years | 0.0015 years |
| 2005 | +97.9% | 0.0361 years | 0.0715 years |
| 1976 | +93.7% | 0.0021 years | 0.004 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0025 years | 0.0005 years | 0.0047 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.012 years | 0.0047 years | 0.0181 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0222 years | 0.0162 years | 0.0255 years | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.0799 years | 0.0361 years | 0.1258 years | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.2014 years | 0.1314 years | 0.2818 years | 10 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 155 Yemen 0.3085 years compare
- 156 Gabon 0.3062 years compare
- 157 Madagascar 0.2831 years compare
- 159 Ethiopia 0.2632 years compare
- 160 Afghanistan 0.2452 years compare
- 161 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.2366 years compare
More education data for Burkina Faso
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 66.29 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 65.71 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Burkina Faso?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Burkina Faso was 0.2818 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2818 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 years in 1972.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, female?
- Burkina Faso ranks 158th out of 177 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, female rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 124.0%. 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, tertiary, female (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.