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

Burkina Faso
1.91 million number
in 2019
Small states
2.36 million number
in 2019
Burkina Faso rank
37th
Small states rank
42nd

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

  • Burkina Faso
  • Small states
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How they compare

Small states currently reports 2.36 million number against 1.91 million number in Burkina Faso, a difference of 446,750 number.

That makes Small states's figure about 1.2 times Burkina Faso's.

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

Burkina Faso ranks 37th and Small states ranks 42nd of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Small states Difference Ahead
1970s 551,978 number 1.30 million number 750,764 number Small states
1980s 730,456 number 1.50 million number 773,267 number Small states
1990s 960,869 number 1.78 million number 815,691 number Small states
2000s 1.27 million number 1.96 million number 696,929 number Small states
2010s 1.74 million number 2.20 million number 460,788 number Small states

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 Small states?
Small states, at 2.36 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 Small states?
446,750 number, with Small states ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Small states?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Burkina Faso and Small states rank globally for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
Burkina Faso ranks 37th and Small states ranks 42nd 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.