Burkina Faso vs Niger: School age population, secondary education, male

Burkina Faso
1.71 million number
in 2020
Niger
1.88 million number
in 2020
Burkina Faso rank
45th
Niger rank
42nd

School age population, secondary education, male over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Niger
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How they compare

Niger currently reports 1.88 million number against 1.71 million number in Burkina Faso, a difference of 170,650 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 42nd 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 454,304 number 370,460 number 83,844 number Burkina Faso
1980s 576,174 number 482,404 number 93,770 number Burkina Faso
1990s 780,886 number 661,924 number 118,962 number Burkina Faso
2000s 1.04 million number 936,211 number 103,698 number Burkina Faso
2010s 1.44 million number 1.48 million number 42,928 number Niger
2020s 1.71 million number 1.88 million number 170,650 number Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, secondary education, male, Burkina Faso or Niger?
Niger, at 1.88 million number against 1.71 million number in Burkina Faso as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, secondary education, male between Burkina Faso and Niger?
170,650 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, male?
Burkina Faso ranks 45th and Niger ranks 42nd of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, secondary education, male (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, male (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

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