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

66,160 number, with Zambia ahead.

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

39 years are reported by both, from 1971 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 Zambia: Enrolment in primary education, female

Burkina Faso

1.58 million number

in 2019

Zambia

1.65 million number

in 2017

Burkina Faso rank

47th

Zambia rank

45th

Enrolment in primary education, female over time

Burkina Faso
Zambia

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 1.65 million number against 1.58 million number in Burkina Faso, a difference of 66,160 number.

Across all 39 years both countries report, Zambia has been ahead every year.

Burkina Faso ranks 47th and Zambia ranks 45th of 203 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1970s	49,866 number	398,526 number	348,660 number	Zambia
1980s	102,238 number	580,539 number	478,301 number	Zambia
1990s	280,699 number	730,882 number	450,183 number	Zambia
2000s	572,105 number	1.14 million number	567,661 number	Zambia
2010s	1.22 million number	1.57 million number	346,018 number	Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in primary education, female, Burkina Faso or Zambia?: Zambia, at 1.65 million number against 1.58 million number in Burkina Faso as of 2017.
What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, female between Burkina Faso and Zambia?: 66,160 number, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Zambia?: 39 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.
How do Burkina Faso and Zambia rank globally for enrolment in primary education, female?: Burkina Faso ranks 47th and Zambia ranks 45th 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.