School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female was 9.16 years in 2019. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Burkina Faso, 1971–2019
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 9.16 years for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 60.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Burkina Faso peaked at 9.16 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.5929 years, in 1971.
Burkina Faso ranks 154th of 175 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.5929 years | — |
| 1972 | 0.6246 years | +5.3% |
| 1973 | 0.6481 years | +3.8% |
| 1974 | 0.6841 years | +5.6% |
| 1975 | 0.7194 years | +5.2% |
| 1976 | 0.7409 years | +3.0% |
| 1977 | 0.7644 years | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 0.8436 years | +10.4% |
| 1980 | 0.918 years | +8.8% |
| 1981 | 0.9661 years | +5.2% |
| 1982 | 1.06 years | +9.6% |
| 1983 | 1.14 years | +8.0% |
| 1984 | 1.22 years | +6.8% |
| 1985 | 1.35 years | +10.8% |
| 1986 | 1.49 years | +10.4% |
| 1994 | 2.22 years | +48.6% |
| 1999 | 2.76 years | +24.5% |
| 2003 | 3.27 years | +18.4% |
| 2005 | 4.01 years | +22.6% |
| 2006 | 4.29 years | +7.0% |
| 2007 | 4.75 years | +10.7% |
| 2008 | 5.28 years | +11.1% |
| 2009 | 5.71 years | +8.2% |
| 2010 | 6.17 years | +8.1% |
| 2011 | 6.63 years | +7.4% |
| 2012 | 7.01 years | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 7.34 years | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 7.55 years | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 7.98 years | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 8.28 years | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 8.7 years | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 9.1 years | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 9.16 years | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7022 years | 0.5929 years | 0.8436 years | 8 |
| 1980s | 1.16 years | 0.918 years | 1.49 years | 7 |
| 1990s | 2.49 years | 2.22 years | 2.76 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 4.55 years | 3.27 years | 5.71 years | 6 |
| 2010s | 7.79 years | 6.17 years | 9.16 years | 10 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 151 Mozambique 9.49 years compare
- 152 Senegal 9.28 years compare
- 153 Tanzania, United Republic of 9.2 years compare
- 155 Syrian Arab Republic 9.07 years compare
- 156 Côte d'Ivoire 9.05 years compare
- 157 Liberia 8.99 years compare
More gender data for Burkina Faso
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 10,122 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.3191 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 16,608 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 16,608 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 3.13 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 348,221 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 359,281 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 339,937 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 349,490 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 332,922 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Burkina Faso?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Burkina Faso was 9.16 years in 2019, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 9.16 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5929 years in 1971.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- Burkina Faso ranks 154th out of 175 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.