What is the difference in enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes between Burkina Faso and Ecuador?

66,850 number, with Burkina Faso ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Ecuador?

18 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Burkina Faso vs Ecuador: Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes

Burkina Faso

1.05 million number

in 2019

Ecuador

979,570 number

in 2018

Burkina Faso rank

56th

Ecuador rank

57th

Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes over time

Burkina Faso
Ecuador

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 1.05 million number against 979,570 number in Ecuador, a difference of 66,850 number.

That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.1 times Ecuador's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 18 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Ecuador ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 56th and Ecuador ranks 57th of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Ecuador	Difference	Ahead
1990s	139,514 number	516,288 number	376,774 number	Ecuador
2000s	233,720 number	625,297 number	391,577 number	Ecuador
2010s	723,154 number	1.01 million number	289,021 number	Ecuador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes, Burkina Faso or Ecuador?: Burkina Faso, at 1.05 million number against 979,570 number in Ecuador as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes between Burkina Faso and Ecuador?: 66,850 number, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Ecuador?: 18 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do Burkina Faso and Ecuador rank globally for enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes?: Burkina Faso ranks 56th and Ecuador ranks 57th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 239 places, 4,801 data points, 1980–2020
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Total number of students enrolled in public and private lower secondary education institutions regardless of age.