Burkina Faso vs WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income): Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2
Burkina Faso
23.3%
in 2024
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
29.8%
in 2022
Burkina Faso rank
27th
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank
30th
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 over time
- Burkina Faso
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
How they compare
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) currently reports 29.8% against 23.3% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 6.5%.
That makes WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)'s figure about 1.3 times Burkina Faso's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1999 it was WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 27th and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 30th of 183 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.8% | 44.0% | 21.2% | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 2000s | 11.8% | 39.5% | 27.7% | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 2010s | 32.2% | 32.0% | 0.1% | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 23.3% | 28.4% | 5.1% | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2, Burkina Faso or WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), at 29.8% against 23.3% in Burkina Faso as of 2022.
- What is the difference in percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 between Burkina Faso and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- 6.5%, with WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2022.
- How do Burkina Faso and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank globally for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Burkina Faso ranks 27th and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 30th of 183 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release