What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, female between Burkina Faso and Germany?

132,520 number, with Burkina Faso ahead.

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

26 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

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

Burkina Faso vs Germany: Enrolment in primary education, female

Burkina Faso

1.58 million number

in 2019

Germany

1.45 million number

in 2018

Burkina Faso rank

47th

Germany rank

50th

Enrolment in primary education, female over time

Burkina Faso
Germany

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 1.58 million number against 1.45 million number in Germany, a difference of 132,520 number.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Germany ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 47th and Germany ranks 50th of 203 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Germany	Difference	Ahead
1990s	261,026 number	1.79 million number	1.53 million number	Germany
2000s	557,553 number	1.63 million number	1.07 million number	Germany
2010s	1.26 million number	1.43 million number	171,252 number	Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in primary education, female, Burkina Faso or Germany?: Burkina Faso, at 1.58 million number against 1.45 million number in Germany as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, female between Burkina Faso and Germany?: 132,520 number, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Germany?: 26 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2018.
How do Burkina Faso and Germany rank globally for enrolment in primary education, female?: Burkina Faso ranks 47th and Germany ranks 50th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in primary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Enrolment in primary education, female (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 248 places, 9,587 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Total number of female students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions regardless of age.