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

94,950 number, with Saudi Arabia ahead.

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

15 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2019.

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 Saudi Arabia: Enrolment in primary education, female

Burkina Faso

1.58 million number

in 2019

Saudi Arabia

1.68 million number

in 2019

Burkina Faso rank

47th

Saudi Arabia rank

44th

Enrolment in primary education, female over time

Burkina Faso
Saudi Arabia

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 1.68 million number against 1.58 million number in Burkina Faso, a difference of 94,950 number.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.

Across all 15 years both countries report, Saudi Arabia has been ahead every year.

Burkina Faso ranks 47th and Saudi Arabia ranks 44th of 203 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Saudi Arabia	Difference	Ahead
1970s	62,938 number	298,876 number	235,938 number	Saudi Arabia
2000s	732,420 number	1.55 million number	820,690 number	Saudi Arabia
2010s	1.29 million number	1.69 million number	396,676 number	Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in primary education, female, Burkina Faso or Saudi Arabia?: Saudi Arabia, at 1.68 million number against 1.58 million number in Burkina Faso as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, female between Burkina Faso and Saudi Arabia?: 94,950 number, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Saudi Arabia?: 15 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2019.
How do Burkina Faso and Saudi Arabia rank globally for enrolment in primary education, female?: Burkina Faso ranks 47th and Saudi Arabia ranks 44th 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.