Burkina Faso vs Guatemala: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes

Burkina Faso
1.87 million number
in 2019
Guatemala
1.68 million number
in 2015
Burkina Faso rank
55th
Guatemala rank
57th

School age population, tertiary education, both sexes over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Guatemala
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How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 1.87 million number against 1.68 million number in Guatemala, a difference of 184,910 number.

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

Across all 42 years both countries report, Guatemala has been ahead every year.

Burkina Faso ranks 55th and Guatemala ranks 57th of 203 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Guatemala Difference Ahead
1970s 515,770 number 583,295 number 67,525 number Guatemala
1980s 645,080 number 726,245 number 81,165 number Guatemala
1990s 858,144 number 969,622 number 111,478 number Guatemala
2000s 1.17 million number 1.27 million number 95,550 number Guatemala
2010s 1.60 million number 1.64 million number 39,667 number Guatemala

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 Guatemala?
Burkina Faso, at 1.87 million number against 1.68 million number in Guatemala as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, both sexes between Burkina Faso and Guatemala?
184,910 number, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Guatemala?
42 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2015.
How do Burkina Faso and Guatemala rank globally for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
Burkina Faso ranks 55th and Guatemala ranks 57th of 203 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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Indicator
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
248 places, 11,591 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.