Burkina Faso vs South Africa: School age population, lower secondary education, female

Burkina Faso
989,755 number
in 2020
South Africa
1.03 million number
in 2020
Burkina Faso rank
41st
South Africa rank
39th

School age population, lower secondary education, female over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • South Africa
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 1.03 million number against 989,755 number in Burkina Faso, a difference of 37,135 number.

Across all 51 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.

Burkina Faso ranks 41st and South Africa ranks 39th of 205 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso South Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 265,705 number 835,563 number 569,858 number South Africa
1980s 338,174 number 1.07 million number 733,472 number South Africa
1990s 459,341 number 1.23 million number 769,700 number South Africa
2000s 603,699 number 1.03 million number 431,080 number South Africa
2010s 834,969 number 963,010 number 128,041 number South Africa
2020s 989,755 number 1.03 million number 37,135 number South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, lower secondary education, female, Burkina Faso or South Africa?
South Africa, at 1.03 million number against 989,755 number in Burkina Faso as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, lower secondary education, female between Burkina Faso and South Africa?
37,135 number, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and South Africa?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Burkina Faso and South Africa rank globally for school age population, lower secondary education, female?
Burkina Faso ranks 41st and South Africa ranks 39th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, lower secondary education, female (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, female (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

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