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, female (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, female

Burkina Faso

938,591 number

in 2019

Mali

942,761 number

in 2019

Burkina Faso rank

37th

Mali rank

36th

School age population, pre-primary education, female over time

Burkina Faso
Mali

How they compare

Mali currently reports 942,761 number against 938,591 number in Burkina Faso, a difference of 4,170 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	272,090 number	179,846 number	92,244 number	Burkina Faso
1980s	359,897 number	230,156 number	129,741 number	Burkina Faso
1990s	472,998 number	488,986 number	15,988 number	Mali
2000s	623,337 number	816,951 number	193,614 number	Mali
2010s	853,488 number	1.05 million number	194,913 number	Mali

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, pre-primary education, female, Burkina Faso or Mali?: Mali, at 942,761 number against 938,591 number in Burkina Faso as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, pre-primary education, female between Burkina Faso and Mali?: 4,170 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, female?: 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, female (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, female (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

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