Burkina Faso vs Gambia: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)

Burkina Faso
0.0096 units per person
in 2024
Gambia
0.0099 units per person
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
160th
Gambia rank
157th

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Gambia
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How they compare

Gambia currently reports 0.0099 units per person against 0.0096 units per person in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.0003 units per person.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Gambia ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 160th and Gambia ranks 157th of 197 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and Gambia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Gambia Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0009 units per person 0.001 units per person 0.0002 units per person Gambia
2010s 0.0036 units per person 0.0019 units per person 0.0018 units per person Burkina Faso
2020s 0.0096 units per person 0.0099 units per person 0.0003 units per person Gambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), Burkina Faso or Gambia?
Gambia, at 0.0099 units per person against 0.0096 units per person in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) between Burkina Faso and Gambia?
0.0003 units per person, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Gambia?
6 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
How do Burkina Faso and Gambia rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)?
Burkina Faso ranks 160th and Gambia ranks 157th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
197 places, 6,565 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.