Burkina Faso vs Saudi Arabia: Primary education, pupils, gaps filled

Burkina Faso
3.07 million
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
3.45 million
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
49th
Saudi Arabia rank
46th

Primary education, pupils, gaps filled over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Saudi Arabia
01.0M2.0M3.0M197119972024

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 3.45 million against 3.07 million in Burkina Faso, a difference of 378,360.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 49th and Saudi Arabia ranks 46th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1970s 170,721 797,785 627,064 Saudi Arabia
2000s 1.57 million 3.17 million 1.60 million Saudi Arabia
2010s 2.67 million 3.11 million 440,375 Saudi Arabia
2020s 3.12 million 3.32 million 199,826 Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, gaps filled, Burkina Faso or Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia, at 3.45 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 Saudi Arabia?
378,360, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Saudi Arabia?
21 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2024.
How do Burkina Faso and Saudi Arabia rank globally for primary education, pupils, gaps filled?
Burkina Faso ranks 49th and Saudi Arabia ranks 46th 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.