Burkina Faso vs Malaysia: School age population, secondary education, female

Burkina Faso
1.65 million number
in 2020
Malaysia
1.48 million number
in 2020
Burkina Faso rank
45th
Malaysia rank
46th

School age population, secondary education, female over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Malaysia
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How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 1.65 million number against 1.48 million number in Malaysia, a difference of 167,460 number.

That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.

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

Burkina Faso ranks 45th and Malaysia ranks 46th of 205 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Malaysia Difference Ahead
1970s 444,100 number 875,122 number 431,022 number Malaysia
1980s 563,914 number 1.01 million number 446,343 number Malaysia
1990s 760,539 number 1.24 million number 481,585 number Malaysia
2000s 1.01 million number 1.51 million number 501,625 number Malaysia
2010s 1.39 million number 1.60 million number 205,791 number Malaysia
2020s 1.65 million number 1.48 million number 167,460 number Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, secondary education, female, Burkina Faso or Malaysia?
Burkina Faso, at 1.65 million number against 1.48 million number in Malaysia as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, secondary education, female between Burkina Faso and Malaysia?
167,460 number, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Malaysia?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Burkina Faso and Malaysia rank globally for school age population, secondary education, female?
Burkina Faso ranks 45th and Malaysia ranks 46th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, secondary education, female (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, female (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

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