Burkina Faso vs Korea: School age population, secondary education, both sexes

Burkina Faso
3.36 million number
in 2020
Korea
2.84 million number
in 2020
Burkina Faso rank
45th
Korea rank
48th

School age population, secondary education, both sexes over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Korea
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How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 3.36 million number against 2.84 million number in Korea, a difference of 511,850 number.

That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.2 times Korea's.

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

Burkina Faso ranks 45th and Korea ranks 48th of 205 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Korea Difference Ahead
1970s 898,404 number 5.19 million number 4.29 million number Korea
1980s 1.14 million number 5.30 million number 4.16 million number Korea
1990s 1.54 million number 4.71 million number 3.17 million number Korea
2000s 2.05 million number 3.99 million number 1.94 million number Korea
2010s 2.83 million number 3.49 million number 654,171 number Korea
2020s 3.36 million number 2.84 million number 511,850 number Burkina Faso

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 Korea?
Burkina Faso, at 3.36 million number against 2.84 million number in Korea as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, secondary education, both sexes between Burkina Faso and Korea?
511,850 number, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Korea?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Burkina Faso and Korea rank globally for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
Burkina Faso ranks 45th and Korea ranks 48th of 205 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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Indicator
School age population, secondary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,261 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.