Burundi vs Malawi: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female

Burundi
10.9 years
in 2018
Malawi
10.83 years
in 2011
Burundi rank
135th
Malawi rank
137th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female over time

  • Burundi
  • Malawi
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How they compare

Burundi currently reports 10.9 years against 10.83 years in Malawi, a difference of 0.07 years.

Across all 16 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.

Burundi ranks 135th and Malawi ranks 137th of 175 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi Malawi Difference Ahead
1980s 2.59 years 4.12 years 1.53 years Malawi
1990s 4.11 years 5.56 years 1.46 years Malawi
2000s 5.81 years 9.7 years 3.89 years Malawi
2010s 9.83 years 10.65 years 0.8165 years Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female, Burundi or Malawi?
Burundi, at 10.9 years against 10.83 years in Malawi as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female between Burundi and Malawi?
0.07 years, with Burundi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Malawi?
16 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2010.
How do Burundi and Malawi rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
Burundi ranks 135th and Malawi ranks 137th 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.