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

Burkina Faso
9.16 years
in 2019
Senegal
9.28 years
in 2019
Burkina Faso rank
154th
Senegal rank
152nd

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Senegal
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How they compare

Senegal currently reports 9.28 years against 9.16 years in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.12 years.

Across all 15 years both countries report, Senegal has been ahead every year.

Burkina Faso ranks 154th and Senegal ranks 152nd of 175 countries.

Senegal has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Senegal Difference Ahead
1970s 0.6087 years 2.23 years 1.62 years Senegal
1980s 1.1 years 2.96 years 1.85 years Senegal
2000s 4.79 years 6.93 years 2.14 years Senegal
2010s 7.31 years 8.93 years 1.62 years Senegal

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 Senegal?
Senegal, at 9.28 years against 9.16 years in Burkina Faso as of 2019.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female between Burkina Faso and Senegal?
0.12 years, with Senegal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Senegal?
15 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2019.
How do Burkina Faso and Senegal rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
Burkina Faso ranks 154th and Senegal ranks 152nd 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.