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

Burkina Faso
3.97 million people
in 2100
India
9.76 million people
in 2100
Burkina Faso rank
6th
India rank
4th

Number of adults with no formal education by region over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • India
0100.0M200.0M300.0M195020252100

How they compare

India currently reports 9.76 million people against 3.97 million people in Burkina Faso, a difference of 5.80 million people.

That makes India's figure about 2.5 times Burkina Faso's.

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

Burkina Faso ranks 6th and India ranks 4th of 200 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso India Difference Ahead
1950s 2.55 million people 167.99 million people 165.44 million people India
1960s 2.88 million people 189.96 million people 187.08 million people India
1970s 3.17 million people 216.74 million people 213.56 million people India
1980s 3.71 million people 248.23 million people 244.51 million people India
1990s 4.44 million people 279.02 million people 274.58 million people India
2000s 5.52 million people 297.16 million people 291.64 million people India
2010s 6.82 million people 296.48 million people 289.66 million people India
2020s 8.12 million people 273.03 million people 264.91 million people India
2030s 9.26 million people 234.10 million people 224.84 million people India
2040s 9.77 million people 188.52 million people 178.75 million people India
2050s 9.61 million people 140.59 million people 130.98 million people India
2060s 8.87 million people 95.79 million people 86.92 million people India
2070s 7.72 million people 58.77 million people 51.05 million people India
2080s 6.35 million people 32.48 million people 26.13 million people India
2090s 4.95 million people 16.72 million people 11.77 million people India
2100s 3.97 million people 9.76 million people 5.80 million people India

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 India?
India, at 9.76 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 India?
5.80 million people, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and India?
31 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.
How do Burkina Faso and India rank globally for number of adults with no formal education by region?
Burkina Faso ranks 6th and India ranks 4th 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.