Afghanistan vs Burkina Faso: Number of adults with no formal education by region

Afghanistan
3.27 million people
in 2100
Burkina Faso
3.97 million people
in 2100
Afghanistan rank
8th
Burkina Faso rank
6th

Number of adults with no formal education by region over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Burkina Faso
2.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M12.5M15.0M195020252100

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 3.97 million people against 3.27 million people in Afghanistan, a difference of 696,700 people.

That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.2 times Afghanistan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 8th and Burkina Faso ranks 6th of 200 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 14 and Burkina Faso in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Burkina Faso Difference Ahead
1950s 4.41 million people 2.55 million people 1.86 million people Afghanistan
1960s 4.99 million people 2.88 million people 2.12 million people Afghanistan
1970s 5.83 million people 3.17 million people 2.66 million people Afghanistan
1980s 5.59 million people 3.71 million people 1.88 million people Afghanistan
1990s 5.97 million people 4.44 million people 1.53 million people Afghanistan
2000s 8.70 million people 5.52 million people 3.18 million people Afghanistan
2010s 11.26 million people 6.82 million people 4.44 million people Afghanistan
2020s 13.21 million people 8.12 million people 5.10 million people Afghanistan
2030s 14.25 million people 9.26 million people 4.99 million people Afghanistan
2040s 14.28 million people 9.77 million people 4.52 million people Afghanistan
2050s 13.26 million people 9.61 million people 3.65 million people Afghanistan
2060s 11.39 million people 8.87 million people 2.52 million people Afghanistan
2070s 9.04 million people 7.72 million people 1.33 million people Afghanistan
2080s 6.65 million people 6.35 million people 293,100 people Afghanistan
2090s 4.55 million people 4.95 million people 402,600 people Burkina Faso
2100s 3.27 million people 3.97 million people 696,700 people Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of adults with no formal education by region, Afghanistan or Burkina Faso?
Burkina Faso, at 3.97 million people against 3.27 million people in Afghanistan as of 2100.
What is the difference in number of adults with no formal education by region between Afghanistan and Burkina Faso?
696,700 people, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Burkina Faso?
31 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.
How do Afghanistan and Burkina Faso rank globally for number of adults with no formal education by region?
Afghanistan ranks 8th and Burkina Faso ranks 6th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Wittgenstein Centre (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of adults with no formal education by region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of adults with no formal education by region
Unit
people
Source
Wittgenstein Centre (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 6,005 data points, 1950–2100
Last refreshed

De facto population aged 15+ withno education in a country or region.