Burkina Faso vs Malawi: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes

Burkina Faso
2.02 million number
in 2020
Malawi
1.97 million number
in 2020
Burkina Faso rank
41st
Malawi rank
43rd

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

  • Burkina Faso
  • Malawi
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How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 2.02 million number against 1.97 million number in Malawi, a difference of 44,720 number.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 41st and Malawi ranks 43rd of 205 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Malawi Difference Ahead
1970s 538,524 number 246,788 number 291,736 number Burkina Faso
1980s 685,037 number 352,461 number 332,575 number Burkina Faso
1990s 932,241 number 522,222 number 410,019 number Burkina Faso
2000s 1.23 million number 1.25 million number 19,391 number Malawi
2010s 1.70 million number 1.61 million number 95,982 number Burkina Faso
2020s 2.02 million number 1.97 million number 44,720 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 Malawi?
Burkina Faso, at 2.02 million number against 1.97 million number in Malawi as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes between Burkina Faso and Malawi?
44,720 number, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Malawi?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Burkina Faso and Malawi rank globally for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
Burkina Faso ranks 41st and Malawi ranks 43rd 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.