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

Burkina Faso
1.91 million number
in 2019
Saudi Arabia
1.82 million number
in 2019
Burkina Faso rank
37th
Saudi Arabia rank
38th

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

  • Burkina Faso
  • Saudi Arabia
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How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 1.91 million number against 1.82 million number in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 93,310 number.

That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 37th and Saudi Arabia ranks 38th of 206 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and Saudi Arabia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1970s 551,978 number 447,537 number 104,441 number Burkina Faso
1980s 730,456 number 756,418 number 25,962 number Saudi Arabia
1990s 960,869 number 1.18 million number 217,070 number Saudi Arabia
2000s 1.27 million number 1.61 million number 345,780 number Saudi Arabia
2010s 1.74 million number 1.74 million number 414 number Saudi Arabia

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 Saudi Arabia?
Burkina Faso, at 1.91 million number against 1.82 million number in Saudi Arabia as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes between Burkina Faso and Saudi Arabia?
93,310 number, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Saudi Arabia?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Burkina Faso and Saudi Arabia rank globally for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
Burkina Faso ranks 37th and Saudi Arabia ranks 38th 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.