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

Burkina Faso
3.97 million people
in 2100
Ethiopia
10.24 million people
in 2100
Burkina Faso rank
6th
Ethiopia rank
3rd

Number of adults with no formal education by region over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Ethiopia
010.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M195020252100

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 10.24 million people against 3.97 million people in Burkina Faso, a difference of 6.28 million people.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 2.6 times Burkina Faso's.

Across all 31 years both countries report, Ethiopia has been ahead every year.

Burkina Faso ranks 6th and Ethiopia ranks 3rd of 200 countries.

Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Ethiopia Difference Ahead
1950s 2.55 million people 9.90 million people 7.35 million people Ethiopia
1960s 2.88 million people 12.23 million people 9.35 million people Ethiopia
1970s 3.17 million people 15.05 million people 11.88 million people Ethiopia
1980s 3.71 million people 17.49 million people 13.78 million people Ethiopia
1990s 4.44 million people 21.99 million people 17.55 million people Ethiopia
2000s 5.52 million people 26.56 million people 21.04 million people Ethiopia
2010s 6.82 million people 31.28 million people 24.46 million people Ethiopia
2020s 8.12 million people 35.50 million people 27.39 million people Ethiopia
2030s 9.26 million people 36.82 million people 27.56 million people Ethiopia
2040s 9.77 million people 36.02 million people 26.26 million people Ethiopia
2050s 9.61 million people 33.13 million people 23.52 million people Ethiopia
2060s 8.87 million people 28.64 million people 19.77 million people Ethiopia
2070s 7.72 million people 23.33 million people 15.62 million people Ethiopia
2080s 6.35 million people 17.99 million people 11.63 million people Ethiopia
2090s 4.95 million people 13.23 million people 8.27 million people Ethiopia
2100s 3.97 million people 10.24 million people 6.28 million people Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of adults with no formal education by region, Burkina Faso or Ethiopia?
Ethiopia, at 10.24 million people against 3.97 million people in Burkina Faso as of 2100.
What is the difference in number of adults with no formal education by region between Burkina Faso and Ethiopia?
6.28 million people, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Ethiopia?
31 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.
How do Burkina Faso and Ethiopia rank globally for number of adults with no formal education by region?
Burkina Faso ranks 6th and Ethiopia ranks 3rd 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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About this data

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.