Burkina Faso vs Liberia: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female

Burkina Faso
9.16 years
in 2019
Liberia
8.99 years
in 2000
Burkina Faso rank
154th
Liberia rank
157th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Liberia
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How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 9.16 years against 8.99 years in Liberia, a difference of 0.17 years.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Liberia has been ahead every year.

Burkina Faso ranks 154th and Liberia ranks 157th of 175 countries.

Liberia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Liberia Difference Ahead
1970s 0.6951 years 2.18 years 1.48 years Liberia
1990s 2.76 years 7.25 years 4.48 years Liberia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female, Burkina Faso or Liberia?
Burkina Faso, at 9.16 years against 8.99 years in Liberia as of 2019.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female between Burkina Faso and Liberia?
0.17 years, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Liberia?
5 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 1999.
How do Burkina Faso and Liberia rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
Burkina Faso ranks 154th and Liberia ranks 157th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
220 places, 6,052 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.