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

Burkina Faso
1.91 million number
in 2019
Malawi
1.66 million number
in 2019
Burkina Faso rank
37th
Malawi rank
40th

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

  • Burkina Faso
  • Malawi
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How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 1.91 million number against 1.66 million number in Malawi, a difference of 246,470 number.

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

The two have swapped places 6 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 37th and Malawi ranks 40th of 206 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 3 and Malawi in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Malawi Difference Ahead
1970s 551,978 number 541,897 number 10,081 number Burkina Faso
1980s 730,456 number 750,194 number 19,738 number Malawi
1990s 960,869 number 1.00 million number 41,797 number Malawi
2000s 1.27 million number 1.27 million number 1,100 number Burkina Faso
2010s 1.74 million number 1.58 million number 151,954 number Burkina Faso

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 Malawi?
Burkina Faso, at 1.91 million number against 1.66 million number in Malawi as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes between Burkina Faso and Malawi?
246,470 number, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Malawi?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Burkina Faso and Malawi rank globally for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
Burkina Faso ranks 37th and Malawi ranks 40th 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.