Botswana vs Burkina Faso: Over-age students, primary, male

Botswana
15.1%
in 2014
Burkina Faso
15.5%
in 2018
Botswana rank
39th
Burkina Faso rank
36th

Over-age students, primary, male over time

  • Botswana
  • Burkina Faso
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How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 15.5% against 15.1% in Botswana, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 39th and Burkina Faso ranks 36th of 191 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 3 and Burkina Faso in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Burkina Faso Difference Ahead
1970s 17.1% 13.0% 4.1% Botswana
1980s 11.8% 13.1% 1.3% Burkina Faso
1990s 19.3% 14.2% 5.1% Botswana
2000s 22.3% 9.5% 12.8% Botswana
2010s 15.9% 20.8% 4.9% Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher over-age students, primary, male, Botswana or Burkina Faso?
Burkina Faso, at 15.5% against 15.1% in Botswana as of 2018.
What is the difference in over-age students, primary, male between Botswana and Burkina Faso?
0.4%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Burkina Faso?
35 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2014.
How do Botswana and Burkina Faso rank globally for over-age students, primary, male?
Botswana ranks 39th and Burkina Faso ranks 36th 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, male (% of male enrollment). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Over-age students, primary, male (% of male enrollment)
Unit
% of male 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, 4,265 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.