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

76,060 number, with Burkina Faso ahead.

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

37 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2017.

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 Malaysia: Enrolment in primary education, female

Burkina Faso

1.58 million number

in 2019

Malaysia

1.51 million number

in 2017

Burkina Faso rank

47th

Malaysia rank

48th

Enrolment in primary education, female over time

Burkina Faso
Malaysia

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 1.58 million number against 1.51 million number in Malaysia, a difference of 76,060 number.

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

Across all 37 years both countries report, Malaysia has been ahead every year.

Burkina Faso ranks 47th and Malaysia ranks 48th of 203 countries.

Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Malaysia	Difference	Ahead
1970s	49,986 number	908,717 number	858,731 number	Malaysia
1980s	111,015 number	1.06 million number	947,018 number	Malaysia
1990s	244,498 number	1.32 million number	1.08 million number	Malaysia
2000s	557,553 number	1.53 million number	969,411 number	Malaysia
2010s	1.22 million number	1.55 million number	329,925 number	Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in primary education, female, Burkina Faso or Malaysia?: Burkina Faso, at 1.58 million number against 1.51 million number in Malaysia as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, female between Burkina Faso and Malaysia?: 76,060 number, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Malaysia?: 37 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2017.
How do Burkina Faso and Malaysia rank globally for enrolment in primary education, female?: Burkina Faso ranks 47th and Malaysia ranks 48th 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.