Burkina Faso vs Egypt: Primary education, pupils, per capita

Burkina Faso
0.1303 units per person
in 2024
Egypt
0.1322 units per person
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
48th
Egypt rank
45th

Primary education, pupils, per capita over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Egypt
00.050.10.15197119972024

How they compare

Egypt currently reports 0.1322 units per person against 0.1303 units per person in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.0019 units per person.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Egypt ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 48th and Egypt ranks 45th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Egypt Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0217 units per person 0.1055 units per person 0.0838 units per person Egypt
1980s 0.0379 units per person 0.1147 units per person 0.0767 units per person Egypt
1990s 0.0594 units per person 0.1137 units per person 0.0543 units per person Egypt
2000s 0.0884 units per person 0.1102 units per person 0.0218 units per person Egypt
2010s 0.1433 units per person 0.1168 units per person 0.0265 units per person Burkina Faso
2020s 0.139 units per person 0.129 units per person 0.01 units per person Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, per capita, Burkina Faso or Egypt?
Egypt, at 0.1322 units per person against 0.1303 units per person in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per capita between Burkina Faso and Egypt?
0.0019 units per person, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Egypt?
50 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Burkina Faso and Egypt rank globally for primary education, pupils, per capita?
Burkina Faso ranks 48th and Egypt ranks 45th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, pupils, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary education, pupils, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
251 places, 11,297 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Primary education, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.