Burkina Faso vs Other small states: School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes

Burkina Faso
546,968 number
in 2020
Other small states
558,596 number
in 2019
Burkina Faso rank
46th
Other small states rank
43rd

School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Other small states
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How they compare

Other small states currently reports 558,596 number against 546,968 number in Burkina Faso, a difference of 11,628 number.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Other small states has been ahead every year.

Burkina Faso ranks 46th and Other small states ranks 43rd of 204 countries.

Other small states has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Other small states Difference Ahead
1970s 144,917 number 272,960 number 128,043 number Other small states
1980s 185,759 number 333,370 number 147,611 number Other small states
1990s 253,914 number 424,862 number 170,947 number Other small states
2000s 330,773 number 488,258 number 157,484 number Other small states
2010s 462,776 number 522,837 number 60,062 number Other small states

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes, Burkina Faso or Other small states?
Other small states, at 558,596 number against 546,968 number in Burkina Faso as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes between Burkina Faso and Other small states?
11,628 number, with Other small states ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Other small states?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Burkina Faso and Other small states rank globally for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes?
Burkina Faso ranks 46th and Other small states ranks 43rd of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
249 places, 12,245 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.