Burkina Faso vs Denmark: Official entrance age to upper secondary education
Burkina Faso
16 years
in 2020
Denmark
16 years
in 2020
Burkina Faso rank
12th
Denmark rank
12th
Official entrance age to upper secondary education over time
- Burkina Faso
- Denmark
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 16 years against 16 years in Denmark, a difference of 0 years.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 12th and Denmark ranks 12th of 209 countries.
Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Denmark | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17 years | 15 years | 2 years | Burkina Faso |
| 1980s | 17 years | 15.9 years | 1.1 years | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 17 years | 16 years | 1 years | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 17 years | 16 years | 1 years | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 16 years | 16 years | 0 years | — |
| 2020s | 16 years | 16 years | 0 years | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher official entrance age to upper secondary education, Burkina Faso or Denmark?
- Burkina Faso, at 16 years against 16 years in Denmark as of 2020.
- What is the difference in official entrance age to upper secondary education between Burkina Faso and Denmark?
- 0 years, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Denmark?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
- How do Burkina Faso and Denmark rank globally for official entrance age to upper secondary education?
- Burkina Faso ranks 12th and Denmark ranks 12th of 209 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Official entrance age to upper secondary education (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Age at which students would enter upper secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.