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

Burundi
10.9 years
in 2018
Zimbabwe
11.14 years
in 2013
Burundi rank
135th
Zimbabwe rank
134th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female over time

  • Burundi
  • Zimbabwe
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How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 11.14 years against 10.9 years in Burundi, a difference of 0.24 years.

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

Burundi ranks 135th and Zimbabwe ranks 134th of 175 countries.

Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1980s 2.58 years 10.34 years 7.76 years Zimbabwe
1990s 3.96 years 9.6 years 5.64 years Zimbabwe
2010s 10.67 years 11.17 years 0.5 years Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female, Burundi or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 11.14 years against 10.9 years in Burundi as of 2013.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female between Burundi and Zimbabwe?
0.24 years, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Zimbabwe?
5 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2013.
How do Burundi and Zimbabwe rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
Burundi ranks 135th and Zimbabwe ranks 134th 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.