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

Burkina Faso
1.72 million number
in 2020
Zambia
1.77 million number
in 2020
Burkina Faso rank
42nd
Zambia rank
40th

School age population, primary education, female over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Zambia currently reports 1.77 million number against 1.72 million number in Burkina Faso, a difference of 49,730 number.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 42nd and Zambia ranks 40th of 206 countries.

Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Zambia Difference Ahead
1970s 462,222 number 475,411 number 13,189 number Zambia
1980s 600,249 number 673,954 number 73,705 number Zambia
1990s 811,442 number 884,721 number 73,279 number Zambia
2000s 1.06 million number 1.14 million number 81,961 number Zambia
2010s 1.48 million number 1.55 million number 66,620 number Zambia
2020s 1.72 million number 1.77 million number 49,730 number Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, female, Burkina Faso or Zambia?
Zambia, at 1.77 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 Zambia?
49,730 number, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Zambia?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Burkina Faso and Zambia rank globally for school age population, primary education, female?
Burkina Faso ranks 42nd and Zambia ranks 40th 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.