Burkina Faso vs Nigeria: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male
Burkina Faso
9.36 years
in 2019
Nigeria
9.17 years
in 2011
Burkina Faso rank
159th
Nigeria rank
161st
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male over time
- Burkina Faso
- Nigeria
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 9.36 years against 9.17 years in Nigeria, a difference of 0.19 years.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.
Burkina Faso ranks 159th and Nigeria ranks 161st of 175 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.58 years | 8.32 years | 5.74 years | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 4.1 years | 8.38 years | 4.29 years | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 5.28 years | 9.87 years | 4.59 years | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 7.46 years | 8.98 years | 1.52 years | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male, Burkina Faso or Nigeria?
- Burkina Faso, at 9.36 years against 9.17 years in Nigeria as of 2019.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male between Burkina Faso and Nigeria?
- 0.19 years, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Nigeria?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2011.
- How do Burkina Faso and Nigeria rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
- Burkina Faso ranks 159th and Nigeria ranks 161st 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, male (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.