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

Burkina Faso
9.16 years
in 2019
Mozambique
9.49 years
in 2017
Burkina Faso rank
154th
Mozambique rank
151st

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Mozambique
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How they compare

Mozambique currently reports 9.49 years against 9.16 years in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.33 years.

Across all 18 years both countries report, Mozambique has been ahead every year.

Burkina Faso ranks 154th and Mozambique ranks 151st of 175 countries.

Mozambique has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Mozambique Difference Ahead
1970s 0.7063 years 2.69 years 1.98 years Mozambique
1980s 1.21 years 3.72 years 2.51 years Mozambique
1990s 2.49 years 3.85 years 1.36 years Mozambique
2000s 4.81 years 8.17 years 3.36 years Mozambique
2010s 7.34 years 9.17 years 1.83 years Mozambique

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 Mozambique?
Mozambique, at 9.49 years against 9.16 years in Burkina Faso as of 2017.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female between Burkina Faso and Mozambique?
0.33 years, with Mozambique ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Mozambique?
18 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2017.
How do Burkina Faso and Mozambique rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
Burkina Faso ranks 154th and Mozambique ranks 151st 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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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.