Burkina Faso vs Madagascar: School age population, primary education, both sexes

Burkina Faso
3.50 million number
in 2020
Madagascar
3.52 million number
in 2020
Burkina Faso rank
42nd
Madagascar rank
41st

School age population, primary education, both sexes over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Madagascar
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How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 3.52 million number against 3.50 million number in Burkina Faso, a difference of 26,030 number.

Across all 51 years both countries report, Madagascar has been ahead every year.

Burkina Faso ranks 42nd and Madagascar ranks 41st of 206 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 938,071 number 1.16 million number 218,242 number Madagascar
1980s 1.22 million number 1.41 million number 187,941 number Madagascar
1990s 1.65 million number 1.84 million number 191,650 number Madagascar
2000s 2.16 million number 2.54 million number 386,406 number Madagascar
2010s 3.02 million number 3.21 million number 187,271 number Madagascar
2020s 3.50 million number 3.52 million number 26,030 number 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 3.52 million number against 3.50 million number in Burkina Faso as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, both sexes between Burkina Faso and Madagascar?
26,030 number, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Madagascar?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Burkina Faso and Madagascar rank globally for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
Burkina Faso ranks 42nd and Madagascar ranks 41st of 206 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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Indicator
School age population, primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,277 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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