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

Burkina Faso
3.36 million number
in 2020
Malawi
2.86 million number
in 2020
Burkina Faso rank
45th
Malawi rank
47th

School age population, secondary education, both sexes over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Malawi
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How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 3.36 million number against 2.86 million number in Malawi, a difference of 499,710 number.

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

Across all 51 years both countries report, Burkina Faso has been ahead every year.

Burkina Faso ranks 45th and Malawi ranks 47th of 205 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Malawi Difference Ahead
1970s 898,404 number 685,624 number 212,779 number Burkina Faso
1980s 1.14 million number 982,500 number 157,588 number Burkina Faso
1990s 1.54 million number 1.29 million number 253,167 number Burkina Faso
2000s 2.05 million number 1.81 million number 243,414 number Burkina Faso
2010s 2.83 million number 2.33 million number 498,137 number Burkina Faso
2020s 3.36 million number 2.86 million number 499,710 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 Malawi?
Burkina Faso, at 3.36 million number against 2.86 million number in Malawi as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, secondary education, both sexes between Burkina Faso and Malawi?
499,710 number, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Malawi?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Burkina Faso and Malawi rank globally for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
Burkina Faso ranks 45th and Malawi ranks 47th 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.