Burkina Faso vs Niger: School age population, tertiary education, female

Burkina Faso
919,524 number
in 2019
Niger
931,786 number
in 2019
Burkina Faso rank
55th
Niger rank
54th

School age population, tertiary education, female over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Niger
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How they compare

Niger currently reports 931,786 number against 919,524 number in Burkina Faso, a difference of 12,262 number.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 49 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 55th and Niger ranks 54th of 203 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Niger Difference Ahead
1970s 257,880 number 220,469 number 37,411 number Burkina Faso
1980s 324,298 number 291,390 number 32,909 number Burkina Faso
1990s 428,209 number 394,173 number 34,036 number Burkina Faso
2000s 590,201 number 546,669 number 43,532 number Burkina Faso
2010s 810,681 number 776,689 number 33,993 number Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, tertiary education, female, Burkina Faso or Niger?
Niger, at 931,786 number against 919,524 number in Burkina Faso as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, female between Burkina Faso and Niger?
12,262 number, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Niger?
49 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Burkina Faso and Niger rank globally for school age population, tertiary education, female?
Burkina Faso ranks 55th and Niger ranks 54th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, tertiary education, female (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, female (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

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