Burkina Faso vs Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes

Burkina Faso
1.87 million number
in 2019
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1.96 million number
in 2018
Burkina Faso rank
55th
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
53rd

School age population, tertiary education, both sexes over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
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How they compare

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of currently reports 1.96 million number against 1.87 million number in Burkina Faso, a difference of 93,430 number.

That makes Korea, Democratic People's Republic of's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.

Across all 49 years both countries report, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of has been ahead every year.

Burkina Faso ranks 55th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 53rd of 203 countries.

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Difference Ahead
1970s 515,770 number 1.39 million number 874,653 number Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1980s 645,080 number 2.03 million number 1.39 million number Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1990s 858,144 number 2.00 million number 1.14 million number Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2000s 1.19 million number 1.85 million number 661,004 number Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2010s 1.61 million number 1.99 million number 380,346 number Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

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, Democratic People's Republic of?
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, at 1.96 million number against 1.87 million number in Burkina Faso as of 2018.
What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, both sexes between Burkina Faso and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
93,430 number, with Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
49 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
How do Burkina Faso and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank globally for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
Burkina Faso ranks 55th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 53rd 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.