What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male between Burkina Faso and Puerto Rico?

4,337 number, with Puerto Rico ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Puerto Rico?

23 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Burkina Faso vs Puerto Rico: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male

Burkina Faso

85,834 number

in 2019

Puerto Rico

90,171 number

in 2018

Burkina Faso rank

99th

Puerto Rico rank

97th

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male over time

Burkina Faso
Puerto Rico

How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 90,171 number against 85,834 number in Burkina Faso, a difference of 4,337 number.

That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.

Across all 23 years both countries report, Puerto Rico has been ahead every year.

Burkina Faso ranks 99th and Puerto Rico ranks 97th of 187 countries.

Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Puerto Rico	Difference	Ahead
1970s	555.11 number	41,210 number	40,655 number	Puerto Rico
1980s	1,420 number	54,152 number	52,732 number	Puerto Rico
2000s	27,852 number	88,612 number	60,760 number	Puerto Rico
2010s	52,724 number	100,030 number	47,306 number	Puerto Rico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male, Burkina Faso or Puerto Rico?: Puerto Rico, at 90,171 number against 85,834 number in Burkina Faso as of 2018.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male between Burkina Faso and Puerto Rico?: 4,337 number, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Puerto Rico?: 23 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Burkina Faso and Puerto Rico rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male?: Burkina Faso ranks 99th and Puerto Rico ranks 97th of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 232 places, 7,125 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

The total number of male students enrolled at public and private tertiary education institutions.