Burkina Faso vs Madagascar: School age population, primary education, both sexes
Burkina Faso
4.00 million
in 2025
Madagascar
4.07 million
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
41st
Madagascar rank
39th
School age population, primary education, both sexes over time
- Burkina Faso
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 4.07 million against 4.00 million in Burkina Faso, a difference of 73,440.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Madagascar ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 41st and Madagascar ranks 39th of 222 countries.
Madagascar has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 925,236 | 1.21 million | 287,850 | Madagascar |
| 1980s | 1.24 million | 1.51 million | 268,418 | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 1.74 million | 1.94 million | 203,289 | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 2.23 million | 2.72 million | 496,137 | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 3.13 million | 3.41 million | 278,994 | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 3.87 million | 3.90 million | 30,505 | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school age population, primary education, both sexes, Burkina Faso or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 4.07 million against 4.00 million in Burkina Faso as of 2025.
- What is the difference in school age population, primary education, both sexes between Burkina Faso and Madagascar?
- 73,440, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Madagascar?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Burkina Faso and Madagascar rank globally for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
- Burkina Faso ranks 41st and Madagascar ranks 39th of 222 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release