Burkina Faso vs Mali: School age population, last grade of primary education, female

Burkina Faso
268,589 number
in 2020
Mali
263,488 number
in 2020
Burkina Faso rank
46th
Mali rank
48th

School age population, last grade of primary education, female over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Mali
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How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 268,589 number against 263,488 number in Mali, a difference of 5,101 number.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Mali ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 46th and Mali ranks 48th of 204 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Mali Difference Ahead
1970s 71,403 number 71,760 number 357.1 number Mali
1980s 91,586 number 91,140 number 445.7 number Burkina Faso
1990s 125,008 number 117,806 number 7,202 number Burkina Faso
2000s 162,791 number 151,843 number 10,948 number Burkina Faso
2010s 227,099 number 213,716 number 13,383 number Burkina Faso
2020s 268,589 number 263,488 number 5,101 number Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, last grade of primary education, female, Burkina Faso or Mali?
Burkina Faso, at 268,589 number against 263,488 number in Mali as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, last grade of primary education, female between Burkina Faso and Mali?
5,101 number, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Mali?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Burkina Faso and Mali rank globally for school age population, last grade of primary education, female?
Burkina Faso ranks 46th and Mali ranks 48th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, last grade of primary education, female (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, female (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

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