Burkina Faso vs Saudi Arabia: School age population, secondary education, female

Burkina Faso
1.65 million number
in 2020
Saudi Arabia
1.40 million number
in 2020
Burkina Faso rank
45th
Saudi Arabia rank
48th

School age population, secondary education, female over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Saudi Arabia
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How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 1.65 million number against 1.40 million number in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 249,100 number.

That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.2 times Saudi Arabia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 45th and Saudi Arabia ranks 48th of 205 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 2 and Saudi Arabia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1970s 444,100 number 435,840 number 8,260 number Burkina Faso
1980s 563,914 number 712,158 number 148,244 number Saudi Arabia
1990s 760,539 number 1.11 million number 353,006 number Saudi Arabia
2000s 1.01 million number 1.45 million number 437,515 number Saudi Arabia
2010s 1.39 million number 1.44 million number 53,352 number Saudi Arabia
2020s 1.65 million number 1.40 million number 249,100 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 Saudi Arabia?
Burkina Faso, at 1.65 million number against 1.40 million number in Saudi Arabia as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, secondary education, female between Burkina Faso and Saudi Arabia?
249,100 number, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Saudi Arabia?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Burkina Faso and Saudi Arabia rank globally for school age population, secondary education, female?
Burkina Faso ranks 45th and Saudi Arabia ranks 48th 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.