Burkina Faso vs MDG: Sub-saharan Africa: School age population, upper secondary education, female

Burkina Faso
811,645
in 2025
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
40.23 million
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
47th
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank
44th

School age population, upper secondary education, female over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
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How they compare

MDG: Sub-saharan Africa currently reports 40.23 million against 811,645 in Burkina Faso, a difference of 39.42 million.

That makes MDG: Sub-saharan Africa's figure about 49.6 times Burkina Faso's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, MDG: Sub-saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Burkina Faso ranks 47th and MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 44th of 220 countries.

MDG: Sub-saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso MDG: Sub-saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 175,020 10.42 million 10.25 million MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
1980s 229,937 14.34 million 14.11 million MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
1990s 309,808 19.93 million 19.62 million MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
2000s 433,892 24.57 million 24.14 million MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
2010s 575,033 31.25 million 30.67 million MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
2020s 727,876 38.42 million 37.69 million MDG: Sub-saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, upper secondary education, female, Burkina Faso or MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa, at 40.23 million against 811,645 in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, upper secondary education, female between Burkina Faso and MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
39.42 million, with MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Burkina Faso and MDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank globally for school age population, upper secondary education, female?
Burkina Faso ranks 47th and MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 44th of 220 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, upper secondary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School age population, upper secondary education, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
441 places, 20,367 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release