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

Burkina Faso
0.1303 units per person
in 2024
Nicaragua
0.129 units per person
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
48th
Nicaragua rank
50th

Primary education, pupils, per capita over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Nicaragua
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How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 0.1303 units per person against 0.129 units per person in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.0013 units per person.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Nicaragua ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 48th and Nicaragua ranks 50th of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and Nicaragua in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0217 units per person 0.122 units per person 0.1003 units per person Nicaragua
1980s 0.039 units per person 0.1488 units per person 0.1098 units per person Nicaragua
1990s 0.0605 units per person 0.1622 units per person 0.1017 units per person Nicaragua
2000s 0.0876 units per person 0.1746 units per person 0.087 units per person Nicaragua
2010s 0.1266 units per person 0.161 units per person 0.0344 units per person Nicaragua
2020s 0.1321 units per person 0.1293 units per person 0.0028 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 Nicaragua?
Burkina Faso, at 0.1303 units per person against 0.129 units per person in Nicaragua as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per capita between Burkina Faso and Nicaragua?
0.0013 units per person, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Nicaragua?
39 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Burkina Faso and Nicaragua rank globally for primary education, pupils, per capita?
Burkina Faso ranks 48th and Nicaragua ranks 50th 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.