Burkina Faso vs Iraq: School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes

Burkina Faso
1.91 million number
in 2019
Iraq
2.13 million number
in 2019
Burkina Faso rank
37th
Iraq rank
35th

School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Iraq
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How they compare

Iraq currently reports 2.13 million number against 1.91 million number in Burkina Faso, a difference of 218,150 number.

That makes Iraq's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Iraq has been ahead every year.

Burkina Faso ranks 37th and Iraq ranks 35th of 206 countries.

Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Iraq Difference Ahead
1970s 551,978 number 766,558 number 214,581 number Iraq
1980s 730,456 number 980,428 number 249,972 number Iraq
1990s 960,869 number 1.21 million number 251,298 number Iraq
2000s 1.27 million number 1.55 million number 281,839 number Iraq
2010s 1.74 million number 1.89 million number 149,291 number Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes, Burkina Faso or Iraq?
Iraq, at 2.13 million number against 1.91 million number in Burkina Faso as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes between Burkina Faso and Iraq?
218,150 number, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Iraq?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Burkina Faso and Iraq rank globally for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
Burkina Faso ranks 37th and Iraq ranks 35th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, pre-primary 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, pre-primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,152 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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