Burkina Faso vs Other small states: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes

Burkina Faso
2.02 million number
in 2020
Other small states
1.72 million number
in 2019
Burkina Faso rank
41st
Other small states rank
43rd

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

  • Burkina Faso
  • Other small states
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How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 2.02 million number against 1.72 million number in Other small states, a difference of 295,800 number.

That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.2 times Other small states's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 50 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Other small states ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 41st and Other small states ranks 43rd of 205 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and Other small states in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Other small states Difference Ahead
1970s 538,524 number 838,283 number 299,759 number Other small states
1980s 685,037 number 1.03 million number 349,804 number Other small states
1990s 932,241 number 1.30 million number 363,862 number Other small states
2000s 1.23 million number 1.54 million number 313,547 number Other small states
2010s 1.70 million number 1.64 million number 66,239 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 Other small states?
Burkina Faso, at 2.02 million number against 1.72 million number in Other small states as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes between Burkina Faso and Other small states?
295,800 number, with Burkina Faso 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, lower secondary education, both sexes?
Burkina Faso ranks 41st and Other small states 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.