Burkina Faso vs ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428): School age population, one year before the official primary entry
Burkina Faso
323,272
in 2025
ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
16.37 million
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
44th
ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) rank
42nd
School age population, one year before the official primary entry over time
- Burkina Faso
- ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
How they compare
ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) currently reports 16.37 million against 323,272 in Burkina Faso, a difference of 16.04 million.
That makes ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)'s figure about 50.6 times Burkina Faso's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) has been ahead every year.
Burkina Faso ranks 44th and ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) ranks 42nd of 222 countries.
ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 175,174 | 15.97 million | 15.80 million | ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) |
| 2000s | 203,837 | 16.68 million | 16.47 million | ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) |
| 2010s | 289,487 | 16.96 million | 16.67 million | ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) |
| 2020s | 332,558 | 16.46 million | 16.13 million | ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school age population, one year before the official primary entry, Burkina Faso or ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428), at 16.37 million against 323,272 in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
- What is the difference in school age population, one year before the official primary entry between Burkina Faso and ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- 16.04 million, with ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) rank globally for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- Burkina Faso ranks 44th and ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) ranks 42nd of 222 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, one year before the official primary entry age, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release