School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: School life expectancy, tertiary, male was 0.5337 years in 2019. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Burkina Faso, 1971–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, male in Burkina Faso is 0.5337 years, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 10.0% on the previous year and up 100.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, male in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.5337 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0032 years, in 1971.
Burkina Faso ranks 145th 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, male in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0032 years | — |
| 1972 | 0.0042 years | +31.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0047 years | +13.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0071 years | +50.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0081 years | +13.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0162 years | +101.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0145 years | -10.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0176 years | +21.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0185 years | +4.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0167 years | -9.6% |
| 1981 | 0.022 years | +31.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0337 years | +53.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0392 years | +16.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0423 years | +7.8% |
| 1985 | 0.046 years | +8.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0473 years | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0488 years | +3.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0517 years | +6.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0575 years | +11.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0583 years | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0539 years | -7.6% |
| 1992 | 0.072 years | +33.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0834 years | +15.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0798 years | -4.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0853 years | +6.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0797 years | -6.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0746 years | -6.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0768 years | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 0.1046 years | +36.3% |
| 2003 | 0.1234 years | +17.9% |
| 2005 | 0.1585 years | +28.5% |
| 2006 | 0.1926 years | +21.5% |
| 2007 | 0.2146 years | +11.4% |
| 2008 | 0.2251 years | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 0.2657 years | +18.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2832 years | +6.6% |
| 2011 | 0.3233 years | +14.2% |
| 2012 | 0.3508 years | +8.5% |
| 2013 | 0.367 years | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 0.3985 years | +8.6% |
| 2015 | 0.3883 years | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 0.4274 years | +10.1% |
| 2017 | 0.4672 years | +9.3% |
| 2018 | 0.4854 years | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 0.5337 years | +10.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0105 years | 0.0032 years | 0.0185 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.0405 years | 0.0167 years | 0.0575 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0738 years | 0.0539 years | 0.0853 years | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.1835 years | 0.1046 years | 0.2657 years | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.4025 years | 0.2832 years | 0.5337 years | 10 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 142 Seychelles 0.5543 years compare
- 143 Zimbabwe 0.546 years compare
- 144 Ethiopia 0.5446 years compare
- 146 Trinidad and Tobago 0.5282 years compare
- 147 Gabon 0.5214 years compare
- 148 Saint Lucia 0.5026 years compare
More education data for Burkina Faso
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 91,764 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, male in Burkina Faso?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Burkina Faso was 0.5337 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5337 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0032 years in 1971.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, male?
- Burkina Faso ranks 145th out of 177 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, male rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.9%. 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, male (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.