Benin vs Burkina Faso: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes

Benin
132,429 number
in 2018
Burkina Faso
132,569 number
in 2019
Benin rank
109th
Burkina Faso rank
108th

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes over time

  • Benin
  • Burkina Faso
050.0k100.0k150.0k197119952019

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 132,569 number against 132,429 number in Benin, a difference of 140 number.

Across all 45 years both countries report, Benin has been ahead every year.

Benin ranks 109th and Burkina Faso ranks 108th of 193 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Burkina Faso Difference Ahead
1970s 1,901 number 689.78 number 1,211 number Benin
1980s 7,096 number 3,452 number 3,644 number Benin
1990s 11,844 number 8,194 number 3,650 number Benin
2000s 50,166 number 28,412 number 21,754 number Benin
2010s 129,159 number 82,011 number 47,148 number Benin

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes, Benin or Burkina Faso?
Burkina Faso, at 132,569 number against 132,429 number in Benin as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes between Benin and Burkina Faso?
140 number, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Burkina Faso?
45 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Benin and Burkina Faso rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes?
Benin ranks 109th and Burkina Faso ranks 108th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number). 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)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
238 places, 8,058 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

The total number of students enrolled at public and private tertiary education institutions.