Burkina Faso vs Syrian Arab Republic: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes

Burkina Faso
1.87 million number
in 2019
Syrian Arab Republic
1.74 million number
in 2016
Burkina Faso rank
55th
Syrian Arab Republic rank
56th

School age population, tertiary education, both sexes over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Syrian Arab Republic
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How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 1.87 million number against 1.74 million number in Syrian Arab Republic, a difference of 126,880 number.

That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.1 times Syrian Arab Republic's.

Across all 47 years both countries report, Syrian Arab Republic has been ahead every year.

Burkina Faso ranks 55th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 56th of 203 countries.

Syrian Arab Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Syrian Arab Republic Difference Ahead
1970s 515,770 number 692,138 number 176,368 number Syrian Arab Republic
1980s 645,080 number 979,339 number 334,259 number Syrian Arab Republic
1990s 858,144 number 1.44 million number 586,127 number Syrian Arab Republic
2000s 1.19 million number 1.98 million number 786,168 number Syrian Arab Republic
2010s 1.56 million number 2.00 million number 437,443 number Syrian Arab Republic

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 Syrian Arab Republic?
Burkina Faso, at 1.87 million number against 1.74 million number in Syrian Arab Republic as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, both sexes between Burkina Faso and Syrian Arab Republic?
126,880 number, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Syrian Arab Republic?
47 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2016.
How do Burkina Faso and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
Burkina Faso ranks 55th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 56th 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.