Burkina Faso vs SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia: School age population, secondary education, both sexes

Burkina Faso
4.09 million
in 2025
SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
185.05 million
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
44th
SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia rank
42nd

School age population, secondary education, both sexes over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
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How they compare

SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia currently reports 185.05 million against 4.09 million in Burkina Faso, a difference of 180.97 million.

That makes SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia's figure about 45.3 times Burkina Faso's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia has been ahead every year.

Burkina Faso ranks 44th and SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia ranks 42nd of 220 countries.

SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia Difference Ahead
1970s 876,860 144.65 million 143.77 million SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
1980s 1.15 million 220.63 million 219.48 million SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
1990s 1.59 million 199.95 million 198.35 million SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
2000s 2.17 million 216.28 million 214.11 million SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
2010s 2.91 million 177.97 million 175.06 million SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
2020s 3.72 million 180.51 million 176.79 million SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia

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 SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia, at 185.05 million against 4.09 million in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, secondary education, both sexes between Burkina Faso and SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
180.97 million, with SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Burkina Faso and SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia rank globally for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
Burkina Faso ranks 44th and SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia ranks 42nd 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

Indicator
School age population, secondary education, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
441 places, 20,379 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release