Burkina Faso vs China: Official entrance age to compulsory education
Burkina Faso
6 years
in 2025
China
6 years
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
21st
China rank
21st
Official entrance age to compulsory education over time
- Burkina Faso
- China
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 6 years against 6 years in China, a difference of 0 years.
Across all 28 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
Burkina Faso ranks 21st and China ranks 21st of 205 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6 years | 7 years | 1 years | China |
| 2000s | 6 years | 6.4 years | 0.4 years | China |
| 2010s | 6 years | 6 years | 0 years | — |
| 2020s | 6 years | 6 years | 0 years | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher official entrance age to compulsory education, Burkina Faso or China?
- Burkina Faso, at 6 years against 6 years in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in official entrance age to compulsory education between Burkina Faso and China?
- 0 years, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and China?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2025.
- How do Burkina Faso and China rank globally for official entrance age to compulsory education?
- Burkina Faso ranks 21st and China ranks 21st of 205 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Official entrance age to compulsory education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The official age for entering compulsory education is based on students starting at the earliest entrance age, studying full-time, and advancing without grade repetition or skipping.