Burkina Faso vs Sri Lanka: School age population, upper secondary education, female

Burkina Faso
655,960 number
in 2020
Sri Lanka
679,759 number
in 2020
Burkina Faso rank
51st
Sri Lanka rank
48th

School age population, upper secondary education, female over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Sri Lanka
200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k197019952020

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 679,759 number against 655,960 number in Burkina Faso, a difference of 23,799 number.

Across all 51 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.

Burkina Faso ranks 51st and Sri Lanka ranks 48th of 205 countries.

Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1970s 178,395 number 299,244 number 120,849 number Sri Lanka
1980s 225,741 number 331,250 number 105,509 number Sri Lanka
1990s 301,197 number 431,791 number 130,593 number Sri Lanka
2000s 406,188 number 672,812 number 266,624 number Sri Lanka
2010s 555,742 number 649,236 number 93,493 number Sri Lanka
2020s 655,960 number 679,759 number 23,799 number Sri Lanka

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 Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 679,759 number against 655,960 number in Burkina Faso as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, upper secondary education, female between Burkina Faso and Sri Lanka?
23,799 number, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Sri Lanka?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Burkina Faso and Sri Lanka rank globally for school age population, upper secondary education, female?
Burkina Faso ranks 51st and Sri Lanka ranks 48th of 205 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Burkina Faso vs Sri Lanka: School age population, upper secondary education, female. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 08 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/school-age-population-upper-secondary-education-female-number/burkina-faso/sri-lanka/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/school-age-population-upper-secondary-education-female-number/burkina-faso/sri-lanka/">Burkina Faso vs Sri Lanka: School age population, upper secondary education, female</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
School age population, upper secondary education, female (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

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