Burkina Faso vs Equatorial Guinea: Share of children who have completed primary school
Burkina Faso
72.2%
in 2025
Equatorial Guinea
73.6%
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
138th
Equatorial Guinea rank
137th
Share of children who have completed primary school over time
- Burkina Faso
- Equatorial Guinea
How they compare
Equatorial Guinea currently reports 73.6% against 72.2% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 1.4%.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Equatorial Guinea has been ahead every year.
Burkina Faso ranks 138th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 137th of 165 countries.
Equatorial Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Equatorial Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.3% | 46.6% | 34.3% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1990s | 16.1% | 54.3% | 38.2% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2000s | 24.4% | 60.8% | 36.4% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2010s | 46.6% | 67.2% | 20.6% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2020s | 67.7% | 72.1% | 4.4% | Equatorial Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children who have completed primary school, Burkina Faso or Equatorial Guinea?
- Equatorial Guinea, at 73.6% against 72.2% in Burkina Faso as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of children who have completed primary school between Burkina Faso and Equatorial Guinea?
- 1.4%, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Equatorial Guinea?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Burkina Faso and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for share of children who have completed primary school?
- Burkina Faso ranks 138th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 137th 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.