Burkina Faso vs Caribbean Small States: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes

Burkina Faso
2.02 million number
in 2020
Caribbean Small States
368,841 number
in 2019
Burkina Faso rank
41st
Caribbean Small States rank
44th

School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Caribbean Small States
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How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 2.02 million number against 368,841 number in Caribbean Small States, a difference of 1.65 million number.

That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 5.5 times Caribbean Small States's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Burkina Faso has been ahead every year.

Burkina Faso ranks 41st and Caribbean Small States ranks 44th of 205 countries.

Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Caribbean Small States Difference Ahead
1970s 538,524 number 431,280 number 107,245 number Burkina Faso
1980s 685,037 number 430,567 number 254,470 number Burkina Faso
1990s 932,241 number 415,764 number 516,477 number Burkina Faso
2000s 1.23 million number 416,134 number 810,072 number Burkina Faso
2010s 1.70 million number 392,572 number 1.31 million number Burkina Faso

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 Caribbean Small States?
Burkina Faso, at 2.02 million number against 368,841 number in Caribbean Small States as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes between Burkina Faso and Caribbean Small States?
1.65 million number, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Caribbean Small States?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Burkina Faso and Caribbean Small States rank globally for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
Burkina Faso ranks 41st and Caribbean Small States ranks 44th of 205 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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Indicator
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,264 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.