Benin vs Burkina Faso: Share of children who have completed primary school
Benin
70.1%
in 2025
Burkina Faso
72.2%
in 2025
Benin rank
141st
Burkina Faso rank
138th
Share of children who have completed primary school over time
- Benin
- Burkina Faso
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 72.2% against 70.1% in Benin, a difference of 2.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 141st and Burkina Faso ranks 138th of 165 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 4 and Burkina Faso in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Burkina Faso | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 21.6% | 12.3% | 9.3% | Benin |
| 1990s | 21.1% | 16.1% | 5.0% | Benin |
| 2000s | 37.5% | 24.4% | 13.0% | Benin |
| 2010s | 56.7% | 46.6% | 10.1% | Benin |
| 2020s | 66.4% | 67.7% | 1.2% | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children who have completed primary school, Benin or Burkina Faso?
- Burkina Faso, at 72.2% against 70.1% in Benin as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of children who have completed primary school between Benin and Burkina Faso?
- 2.1%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Burkina Faso?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Benin and Burkina Faso rank globally for share of children who have completed primary school?
- Benin ranks 141st and Burkina Faso ranks 138th of 165 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of children who have completed primary school. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The share of children who are three to five years older than the official age for the last grade of primary education who have successfully completed it. This broader age band is used to include children who started school late or had to resit particular years.