Burkina Faso vs Pacific island small states: School age population, secondary education, both sexes

Burkina Faso
3.36 million number
in 2020
Pacific island small states
340,637 number
in 2019
Burkina Faso rank
45th
Pacific island small states rank
45th

School age population, secondary education, both sexes over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Pacific island small states
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How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 3.36 million number against 340,637 number in Pacific island small states, a difference of 3.02 million number.

That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 9.9 times Pacific island small states's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Burkina Faso has been ahead every year.

Burkina Faso ranks 45th and Pacific island small states ranks 45th of 205 countries.

Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Pacific island small states Difference Ahead
1970s 898,404 number 193,056 number 705,348 number Burkina Faso
1980s 1.14 million number 220,952 number 919,136 number Burkina Faso
1990s 1.54 million number 273,614 number 1.27 million number Burkina Faso
2000s 2.05 million number 305,116 number 1.74 million number Burkina Faso
2010s 2.83 million number 323,254 number 2.51 million 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 Pacific island small states?
Burkina Faso, at 3.36 million number against 340,637 number in Pacific island small states as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, secondary education, both sexes between Burkina Faso and Pacific island small states?
3.02 million number, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Pacific island small states?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Burkina Faso and Pacific island small states rank globally for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
Burkina Faso ranks 45th and Pacific island small states ranks 45th 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.