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

Burkina Faso
3.50 million number
in 2020
Mali
3.47 million number
in 2020
Burkina Faso rank
42nd
Mali rank
43rd

School age population, primary education, both sexes over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Mali
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How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 3.50 million number against 3.47 million number in Mali, a difference of 23,820 number.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Mali ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 42nd and Mali ranks 43rd of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 5 and Mali in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Mali Difference Ahead
1970s 938,071 number 938,678 number 607 number Mali
1980s 1.22 million number 1.21 million number 11,433 number Burkina Faso
1990s 1.65 million number 1.54 million number 106,959 number Burkina Faso
2000s 2.16 million number 2.02 million number 138,426 number Burkina Faso
2010s 3.02 million number 2.89 million number 126,945 number Burkina Faso
2020s 3.50 million number 3.47 million number 23,820 number Burkina Faso

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 Mali?
Burkina Faso, at 3.50 million number against 3.47 million number in Mali as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, both sexes between Burkina Faso and Mali?
23,820 number, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Mali?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Burkina Faso and Mali rank globally for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
Burkina Faso ranks 42nd and Mali ranks 43rd 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.