Burkina Faso vs Zimbabwe: School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes

Burkina Faso
1.34 million number
in 2020
Zimbabwe
1.33 million number
in 2020
Burkina Faso rank
50th
Zimbabwe rank
51st

School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Zimbabwe
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How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 1.34 million number against 1.33 million number in Zimbabwe, a difference of 5,700 number.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 50th and Zimbabwe ranks 51st of 205 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and Zimbabwe in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1970s 359,879 number 525,606 number 165,727 number Zimbabwe
1980s 455,052 number 777,816 number 322,764 number Zimbabwe
1990s 609,183 number 1.11 million number 499,376 number Zimbabwe
2000s 823,592 number 1.23 million number 408,234 number Zimbabwe
2010s 1.13 million number 1.16 million number 28,466 number Zimbabwe
2020s 1.34 million number 1.33 million number 5,700 number Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes, Burkina Faso or Zimbabwe?
Burkina Faso, at 1.34 million number against 1.33 million number in Zimbabwe as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes between Burkina Faso and Zimbabwe?
5,700 number, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Zimbabwe?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Burkina Faso and Zimbabwe rank globally for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes?
Burkina Faso ranks 50th and Zimbabwe ranks 51st of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, upper secondary 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, upper secondary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,264 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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