Burkina Faso vs Niger: Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled

Burkina Faso
1.54 million
in 2024
Niger
1.56 million
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
53rd
Niger rank
52nd

Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Niger
0500.0k1.0M1.5M197119972024

How they compare

Niger currently reports 1.56 million against 1.54 million in Burkina Faso, a difference of 22,940.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 53rd and Niger ranks 52nd of 216 countries.

Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Niger Difference Ahead
1970s 85,098 84,707 391 Burkina Faso
1980s 191,963 167,849 24,114 Burkina Faso
1990s 386,155 264,552 121,604 Burkina Faso
2000s 713,921 600,132 113,789 Burkina Faso
2010s 1.38 million 1.28 million 99,725 Burkina Faso
2020s 1.57 million 1.53 million 43,314 Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled, Burkina Faso or Niger?
Niger, at 1.56 million against 1.54 million in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled between Burkina Faso and Niger?
22,940, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Niger?
54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Burkina Faso and Niger rank globally for enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled?
Burkina Faso ranks 53rd and Niger ranks 52nd of 216 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
437 places, 20,956 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Enrolment in primary education, male (number) with 667 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.