Burkina Faso vs Mali: School age population, primary education, male

Burkina Faso
1.78 million number
in 2020
Mali
1.77 million number
in 2020
Burkina Faso rank
41st
Mali rank
43rd

School age population, primary education, male over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Mali
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How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 1.78 million number against 1.77 million number in Mali, a difference of 13,500 number.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Mali ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 41st and Mali ranks 43rd of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Mali Difference Ahead
1970s 475,849 number 475,562 number 287.3 number Burkina Faso
1980s 617,549 number 611,630 number 5,919 number Burkina Faso
1990s 836,796 number 781,500 number 55,295 number Burkina Faso
2000s 1.09 million number 1.02 million number 73,474 number Burkina Faso
2010s 1.54 million number 1.47 million number 68,431 number Burkina Faso
2020s 1.78 million number 1.77 million number 13,500 number Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, male, Burkina Faso or Mali?
Burkina Faso, at 1.78 million number against 1.77 million number in Mali as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, male between Burkina Faso and Mali?
13,500 number, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Mali?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Burkina Faso and Mali rank globally for school age population, primary education, male?
Burkina Faso ranks 41st and Mali ranks 43rd of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, primary education, male (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, male (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

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