Burkina Faso vs Niger: School age population, secondary education, both sexes
Burkina Faso
3.36 million number
in 2020
Niger
3.70 million number
in 2020
Burkina Faso rank
45th
Niger rank
43rd
School age population, secondary education, both sexes over time
- Burkina Faso
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 3.70 million number against 3.36 million number in Burkina Faso, a difference of 343,060 number.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 45th and Niger ranks 43rd of 205 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 4 and Niger in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 898,404 number | 748,234 number | 150,169 number | Burkina Faso |
| 1980s | 1.14 million number | 989,668 number | 150,420 number | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 1.54 million number | 1.35 million number | 191,048 number | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 2.05 million number | 1.89 million number | 164,125 number | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 2.83 million number | 2.92 million number | 84,418 number | Niger |
| 2020s | 3.36 million number | 3.70 million number | 343,060 number | Niger |
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 Niger?
- Niger, at 3.70 million number against 3.36 million number in Burkina Faso as of 2020.
- What is the difference in school age population, secondary education, both sexes between Burkina Faso and Niger?
- 343,060 number, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Niger?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
- How do Burkina Faso and Niger rank globally for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
- Burkina Faso ranks 45th and Niger ranks 43rd 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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About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.