Burkina Faso vs Other small states: School age population, primary education, both sexes

Burkina Faso
3.50 million number
in 2020
Other small states
3.67 million number
in 2019
Burkina Faso rank
42nd
Other small states rank
43rd

School age population, primary education, both sexes over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Other small states
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How they compare

Other small states currently reports 3.67 million number against 3.50 million number in Burkina Faso, a difference of 172,510 number.

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

Burkina Faso ranks 42nd and Other small states ranks 43rd of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Other small states Difference Ahead
1970s 938,071 number 1.79 million number 854,197 number Other small states
1980s 1.22 million number 2.25 million number 1.03 million number Other small states
1990s 1.65 million number 2.85 million number 1.20 million number Other small states
2000s 2.16 million number 3.16 million number 1.00 million number Other small states
2010s 3.02 million number 3.41 million number 393,805 number Other small states

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 Other small states?
Other small states, at 3.67 million number against 3.50 million number in Burkina Faso as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, both sexes between Burkina Faso and Other small states?
172,510 number, with Other small states ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Other small states?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Burkina Faso and Other small states rank globally for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
Burkina Faso ranks 42nd and Other small states 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.