Burkina Faso vs Mozambique: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes
Burkina Faso
2.44 million
in 2025
Mozambique
2.61 million
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
39th
Mozambique rank
37th
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes over time
- Burkina Faso
- Mozambique
How they compare
Mozambique currently reports 2.61 million against 2.44 million in Burkina Faso, a difference of 169,560.
That makes Mozambique's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Mozambique ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 39th and Mozambique ranks 37th of 220 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 2 and Mozambique in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Mozambique | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 528,160 | 664,627 | 136,467 | Mozambique |
| 1980s | 690,236 | 667,906 | 22,330 | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 967,979 | 828,811 | 139,167 | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 1.30 million | 1.45 million | 150,584 | Mozambique |
| 2010s | 1.75 million | 1.89 million | 139,367 | Mozambique |
| 2020s | 2.28 million | 2.37 million | 94,093 | Mozambique |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes, Burkina Faso or Mozambique?
- Mozambique, at 2.61 million against 2.44 million in Burkina Faso as of 2025.
- What is the difference in school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes between Burkina Faso and Mozambique?
- 169,560, with Mozambique ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Mozambique?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Burkina Faso and Mozambique rank globally for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Burkina Faso ranks 39th and Mozambique ranks 37th of 220 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release