Burkina Faso vs Saudi Arabia: School age population, primary education, male

Burkina Faso
1.78 million number
in 2020
Saudi Arabia
1.74 million number
in 2020
Burkina Faso rank
41st
Saudi Arabia rank
44th

School age population, primary education, male over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Saudi Arabia
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How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 1.78 million number against 1.74 million number in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 38,870 number.

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

Burkina Faso ranks 41st and Saudi Arabia ranks 44th of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and Saudi Arabia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1970s 475,849 number 564,885 number 89,036 number Saudi Arabia
1980s 617,549 number 945,120 number 327,572 number Saudi Arabia
1990s 836,796 number 1.49 million number 652,486 number Saudi Arabia
2000s 1.09 million number 1.62 million number 523,282 number Saudi Arabia
2010s 1.54 million number 1.62 million number 83,467 number Saudi Arabia
2020s 1.78 million number 1.74 million number 38,870 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 Saudi Arabia?
Burkina Faso, at 1.78 million number against 1.74 million number in Saudi Arabia as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, male between Burkina Faso and Saudi Arabia?
38,870 number, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Saudi Arabia?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Burkina Faso and Saudi Arabia rank globally for school age population, primary education, male?
Burkina Faso ranks 41st and Saudi Arabia ranks 44th 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.