Burkina Faso vs Mozambique: School age population, secondary education, both sexes
Burkina Faso
4.09 million
in 2025
Mozambique
4.17 million
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
44th
Mozambique rank
43rd
School age population, secondary education, both sexes over time
- Burkina Faso
- Mozambique
How they compare
Mozambique currently reports 4.17 million against 4.09 million in Burkina Faso, a difference of 84,380.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Mozambique ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 44th and Mozambique ranks 43rd of 220 countries.
Mozambique has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Mozambique | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 876,860 | 1.41 million | 537,768 | Mozambique |
| 1980s | 1.15 million | 1.84 million | 687,102 | Mozambique |
| 1990s | 1.59 million | 2.28 million | 684,154 | Mozambique |
| 2000s | 2.17 million | 2.34 million | 162,908 | Mozambique |
| 2010s | 2.91 million | 3.05 million | 142,608 | Mozambique |
| 2020s | 3.78 million | 3.81 million | 27,317 | Mozambique |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school age population, secondary education, both sexes, Burkina Faso or Mozambique?
- Mozambique, at 4.17 million against 4.09 million in Burkina Faso as of 2025.
- What is the difference in school age population, secondary education, both sexes between Burkina Faso and Mozambique?
- 84,380, with Mozambique ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Mozambique?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Burkina Faso and Mozambique rank globally for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
- Burkina Faso ranks 44th and Mozambique ranks 43rd of 220 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release