Burkina Faso vs Korea: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes
Burkina Faso
2.32 million
in 2025
Korea
2.44 million
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
56th
Korea rank
53rd
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes over time
- Burkina Faso
- Korea
How they compare
Korea currently reports 2.44 million against 2.32 million in Burkina Faso, a difference of 116,340.
That makes Korea's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Korea has been ahead every year.
Burkina Faso ranks 56th and Korea ranks 53rd of 221 countries.
Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.27 million | 3.54 million | 2.27 million | Korea |
| 2010s | 1.70 million | 3.37 million | 1.67 million | Korea |
| 2020s | 2.11 million | 2.75 million | 641,208 | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school age population, tertiary education, both sexes, Burkina Faso or Korea?
- Korea, at 2.44 million against 2.32 million in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
- What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, both sexes between Burkina Faso and Korea?
- 116,340, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Korea?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Korea rank globally for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
- Burkina Faso ranks 56th and Korea ranks 53rd of 221 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, tertiary 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
February 2026 Data Release