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

50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.

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.

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

Burkina Faso

1.91 million number

in 2019

Mali

1.92 million number

in 2019

Burkina Faso rank

37th

Mali rank

36th

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

Burkina Faso
Mali

How they compare

Mali currently reports 1.92 million number against 1.91 million number in Burkina Faso, a difference of 8,020 number.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 50 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 37th and Mali ranks 36th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Mali	Difference	Ahead
1970s	551,978 number	364,330 number	187,647 number	Burkina Faso
1980s	730,456 number	466,856 number	263,600 number	Burkina Faso
1990s	960,869 number	991,671 number	30,802 number	Mali
2000s	1.27 million number	1.66 million number	389,292 number	Mali
2010s	1.74 million number	2.13 million number	396,459 number	Mali

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 Mali?: Mali, at 1.92 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 Mali?: 8,020 number, with Mali ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Mali?: 50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Burkina Faso and Mali rank globally for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?: Burkina Faso ranks 37th and Mali ranks 36th 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: 04 September 2026

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