Burkina Faso vs Senegal: Official entrance age to upper secondary education
Burkina Faso
16 years
in 2020
Senegal
16 years
in 2020
Burkina Faso rank
12th
Senegal rank
12th
Official entrance age to upper secondary education over time
- Burkina Faso
- Senegal
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 16 years against 16 years in Senegal, a difference of 0 years.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 12th and Senegal 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 | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17 years | 16 years | 1 years | Burkina Faso |
| 1980s | 17 years | 16.4 years | 0.6 years | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 17 years | 17 years | 0 years | — |
| 2000s | 17 years | 16.4 years | 0.6 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 Senegal?
- Burkina Faso, at 16 years against 16 years in Senegal as of 2020.
- What is the difference in official entrance age to upper secondary education between Burkina Faso and Senegal?
- 0 years, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Senegal?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
- How do Burkina Faso and Senegal rank globally for official entrance age to upper secondary education?
- Burkina Faso ranks 12th and Senegal 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.