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

Burkina Faso
3.07 million
in 2024
Rwanda
3.01 million
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
49th
Rwanda rank
52nd

Primary education, pupils, gaps filled over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Rwanda
01.0M2.0M3.0M197119972024

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 3.07 million against 3.01 million in Rwanda, a difference of 61,230.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Rwanda ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 49th and Rwanda ranks 52nd of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Rwanda Difference Ahead
1970s 134,964 424,685 289,721 Rwanda
1980s 304,860 705,659 400,799 Rwanda
1990s 640,139 1.11 million 466,551 Rwanda
2000s 1.27 million 1.83 million 559,935 Rwanda
2010s 2.67 million 2.44 million 232,761 Burkina Faso
2020s 3.12 million 2.79 million 334,202 Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, gaps filled, Burkina Faso or Rwanda?
Burkina Faso, at 3.07 million against 3.01 million in Rwanda as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, gaps filled between Burkina Faso and Rwanda?
61,230, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Rwanda?
50 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Burkina Faso and Rwanda rank globally for primary education, pupils, gaps filled?
Burkina Faso ranks 49th and Rwanda ranks 52nd 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.