Burkina Faso vs Ghana: Over-age students, primary, female

Burkina Faso
16.1%
in 2018
Ghana
15.3%
in 2018
Burkina Faso rank
29th
Ghana rank
30th

Over-age students, primary, female over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Ghana
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How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 16.1% against 15.3% in Ghana, a difference of 0.8%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Ghana ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 29th and Ghana ranks 30th of 191 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Ghana Difference Ahead
1990s 14.7% 19.3% 4.7% Ghana
2000s 9.0% 23.2% 14.2% Ghana
2010s 18.7% 17.2% 1.6% Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher over-age students, primary, female, Burkina Faso or Ghana?
Burkina Faso, at 16.1% against 15.3% in Ghana as of 2018.
What is the difference in over-age students, primary, female between Burkina Faso and Ghana?
0.8%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Ghana?
17 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do Burkina Faso and Ghana rank globally for over-age students, primary, female?
Burkina Faso ranks 29th and Ghana ranks 30th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Over-age students, primary, female (% of female enrollment). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Over-age students, primary, female (% of female enrollment)
Unit
% of female enrollment
Source
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 4,264 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.