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

Burundi
10.9 years
in 2018
Rwanda
11.22 years
in 2019
Burundi rank
135th
Rwanda rank
132nd

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female over time

  • Burundi
  • Rwanda
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How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 11.22 years against 10.9 years in Burundi, a difference of 0.32 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Rwanda ahead.

Burundi ranks 135th and Rwanda ranks 132nd of 175 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi Rwanda Difference Ahead
1970s 1.33 years 3.52 years 2.19 years Rwanda
1980s 2.7 years 5.15 years 2.45 years Rwanda
1990s 3.96 years 5.47 years 1.5 years Rwanda
2000s 5.08 years 8.82 years 3.75 years Rwanda
2010s 10.88 years 11.46 years 0.5798 years Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female, Burundi or Rwanda?
Rwanda, at 11.22 years against 10.9 years in Burundi as of 2019.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female between Burundi and Rwanda?
0.32 years, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Rwanda?
19 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Burundi and Rwanda rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
Burundi ranks 135th and Rwanda ranks 132nd 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.