Burkina Faso vs Germany: Primary education, pupils, gaps filled

Burkina Faso
3.07 million
in 2024
Germany
3.31 million
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
49th
Germany rank
48th

Primary education, pupils, gaps filled over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Germany
01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M197119972024

How they compare

Germany currently reports 3.31 million against 3.07 million in Burkina Faso, a difference of 237,110.

That makes Germany's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Germany ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 49th and Germany ranks 48th of 206 countries.

Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Germany Difference Ahead
1990s 653,524 3.68 million 3.03 million Germany
2000s 1.27 million 3.35 million 2.08 million Germany
2010s 2.67 million 2.95 million 274,270 Germany
2020s 3.12 million 3.13 million 8,408 Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, gaps filled, Burkina Faso or Germany?
Germany, at 3.31 million against 3.07 million in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, gaps filled between Burkina Faso and Germany?
237,110, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Germany?
34 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.
How do Burkina Faso and Germany rank globally for primary education, pupils, gaps filled?
Burkina Faso ranks 49th and Germany ranks 48th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, pupils, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary education, pupils, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
251 places, 11,866 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Primary education, pupils with 569 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.