Burkina Faso vs Madagascar: School age population, primary education, female

Burkina Faso
1.72 million number
in 2020
Madagascar
1.75 million number
in 2020
Burkina Faso rank
42nd
Madagascar rank
41st

School age population, primary education, female over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Madagascar
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How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 1.75 million number against 1.72 million number in Burkina Faso, a difference of 27,780 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 462,222 number 578,969 number 116,747 number Madagascar
1980s 600,249 number 702,145 number 101,896 number Madagascar
1990s 811,442 number 918,213 number 106,771 number Madagascar
2000s 1.06 million number 1.27 million number 210,001 number Madagascar
2010s 1.48 million number 1.59 million number 111,632 number Madagascar
2020s 1.72 million number 1.75 million number 27,780 number Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, female, Burkina Faso or Madagascar?
Madagascar, at 1.75 million number against 1.72 million number in Burkina Faso as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, female between Burkina Faso and Madagascar?
27,780 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, female?
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, 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, primary education, female (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

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