Burkina Faso vs Mali: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both

Burkina Faso
618,890 number
in 2020
Mali
619,276 number
in 2020
Burkina Faso rank
44th
Mali rank
43rd

Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Mali
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How they compare

Mali currently reports 619,276 number against 618,890 number in Burkina Faso, a difference of 386 number.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Mali ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 44th and Mali ranks 43rd of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 4 and Mali in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Mali Difference Ahead
1970s 169,148 number 169,726 number 578.1 number Mali
1980s 222,301 number 218,978 number 3,323 number Burkina Faso
1990s 297,010 number 276,941 number 20,069 number Burkina Faso
2000s 390,559 number 368,587 number 21,972 number Burkina Faso
2010s 544,212 number 531,230 number 12,982 number Burkina Faso
2020s 618,890 number 619,276 number 386 number Mali

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of the official entrance age to primary education, both, Burkina Faso or Mali?
Mali, at 619,276 number against 618,890 number in Burkina Faso as of 2020.
What is the difference in population of the official entrance age to primary education, both between Burkina Faso and Mali?
386 number, with Mali ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Mali?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Burkina Faso and Mali rank globally for population of the official entrance age to primary education, both?
Burkina Faso ranks 44th and Mali ranks 43rd of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,277 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.