Burkina Faso vs WB: Middle Income (july 2025): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female
Burkina Faso
10.1%
in 2023
WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
69.3%
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
81st
WB: Middle Income (july 2025) rank
79th
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female over time
- Burkina Faso
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
How they compare
WB: Middle Income (july 2025) currently reports 69.3% against 10.1% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 59.2%.
That makes WB: Middle Income (july 2025)'s figure about 6.9 times Burkina Faso's.
Across all 13 years both countries report, WB: Middle Income (july 2025) has been ahead every year.
Burkina Faso ranks 81st and WB: Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 79th of 90 countries.
WB: Middle Income (july 2025) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | WB: Middle Income (july 2025) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8% | 28.8% | 28.0% | WB: Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 1990s | 0.7% | 36.4% | 35.7% | WB: Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 2000s | 1.9% | 49.0% | 47.1% | WB: Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 2010s | 3.6% | 63.6% | 60.0% | WB: Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 2020s | 5.8% | 67.9% | 62.2% | WB: Middle Income (july 2025) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female, Burkina Faso or WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025), at 69.3% against 10.1% in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
- What is the difference in elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female between Burkina Faso and WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 59.2%, with WB: Middle Income (july 2025) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2023.
- How do Burkina Faso and WB: Middle Income (july 2025) rank globally for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female?
- Burkina Faso ranks 81st and WB: Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 79th of 90 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release