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

Burkina Faso
1.72 million number
in 2020
Other small states
1.81 million number
in 2019
Burkina Faso rank
42nd
Other small states rank
43rd

School age population, primary education, female over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Other small states
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How they compare

Other small states currently reports 1.81 million number against 1.72 million number in Burkina Faso, a difference of 93,030 number.

That makes Other small states's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.

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 462,222 number 891,900 number 429,678 number Other small states
1980s 600,249 number 1.12 million number 515,848 number Other small states
1990s 811,442 number 1.41 million number 602,762 number Other small states
2000s 1.06 million number 1.56 million number 503,378 number Other small states
2010s 1.48 million number 1.68 million number 202,497 number Other small states

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, female, Burkina Faso or Other small states?
Other small states, at 1.81 million number against 1.72 million number in Burkina Faso as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, female between Burkina Faso and Other small states?
93,030 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, female?
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, 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.