Burkina Faso vs Early-demographic dividend: Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes

Burkina Faso
1.65 million number
in 2018
Early-demographic dividend
46.79 million number
in 2019
Burkina Faso rank
10th
Early-demographic dividend rank
11th

Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Early-demographic dividend
025.0M50.0M75.0M100.0M125.0M197519972019

How they compare

Early-demographic dividend currently reports 46.79 million number against 1.65 million number in Burkina Faso, a difference of 45.14 million number.

That makes Early-demographic dividend's figure about 28.3 times Burkina Faso's.

Across all 9 years both countries report, Early-demographic dividend has been ahead every year.

Burkina Faso ranks 10th and Early-demographic dividend ranks 11th of 86 countries.

Early-demographic dividend has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Early-demographic dividend Difference Ahead
1970s 1.00 million number 105.86 million number 104.86 million number Early-demographic dividend
1990s 1.53 million number 110.59 million number 109.06 million number Early-demographic dividend
2000s 1.78 million number 85.44 million number 83.66 million number Early-demographic dividend
2010s 1.69 million number 53.66 million number 51.97 million number Early-demographic dividend

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes, Burkina Faso or Early-demographic dividend?
Early-demographic dividend, at 46.79 million number against 1.65 million number in Burkina Faso as of 2019.
What is the difference in youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes between Burkina Faso and Early-demographic dividend?
45.14 million number, with Early-demographic dividend ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Early-demographic dividend?
9 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2018.
How do Burkina Faso and Early-demographic dividend rank globally for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes?
Burkina Faso ranks 10th and Early-demographic dividend ranks 11th of 86 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
125 places, 2,250 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of youth between age 15 and age 24 who cannot both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life.