How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Yemen?

51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.

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.

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

Burkina Faso

2.02 million number

in 2020

Yemen

2.05 million number

in 2020

Burkina Faso rank

41st

Yemen rank

40th

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

Burkina Faso
Yemen

How they compare

Yemen currently reports 2.05 million number against 2.02 million number in Burkina Faso, a difference of 27,500 number.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 41st and Yemen ranks 40th of 205 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 2 and Yemen in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Yemen	Difference	Ahead
1970s	538,524 number	459,753 number	78,772 number	Burkina Faso
1980s	685,037 number	681,463 number	3,574 number	Burkina Faso
1990s	932,241 number	1.05 million number	119,042 number	Yemen
2000s	1.23 million number	1.61 million number	386,673 number	Yemen
2010s	1.70 million number	1.87 million number	170,817 number	Yemen
2020s	2.02 million number	2.05 million number	27,500 number	Yemen

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 Yemen?: Yemen, at 2.05 million number against 2.02 million number in Burkina Faso as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes between Burkina Faso and Yemen?: 27,500 number, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Yemen?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Burkina Faso and Yemen rank globally for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?: Burkina Faso ranks 41st and Yemen ranks 40th 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: 04 September 2026

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