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

Burkina Faso
1.72 million number
in 2020
Malawi
1.61 million number
in 2020
Burkina Faso rank
42nd
Malawi rank
45th

School age population, primary education, female over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Malawi
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How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 1.72 million number against 1.61 million number in Malawi, a difference of 112,940 number.

That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 42nd and Malawi ranks 45th of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 3 and Malawi in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Malawi Difference Ahead
1970s 462,222 number 432,834 number 29,388 number Burkina Faso
1980s 600,249 number 613,147 number 12,898 number Malawi
1990s 811,442 number 864,606 number 53,164 number Malawi
2000s 1.06 million number 1.09 million number 30,147 number Malawi
2010s 1.48 million number 1.41 million number 75,065 number Burkina Faso
2020s 1.72 million number 1.61 million number 112,940 number Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, female, Burkina Faso or Malawi?
Burkina Faso, at 1.72 million number against 1.61 million number in Malawi as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, female between Burkina Faso and Malawi?
112,940 number, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Malawi?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Burkina Faso and Malawi rank globally for school age population, primary education, female?
Burkina Faso ranks 42nd and Malawi ranks 45th 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.